CVE-2026-43076

ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2026 at 07:40 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read When reading an inode from disk, ocfs2_validate_inode_block() performs various sanity checks but does not validate the size of inline data. If the filesystem is corrupted, an inode's i_size can exceed the actual inline data capacity (id_count). This causes ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_id() to iterate beyond the inline data buffer, triggering a use-after-free when accessing directory entries from freed memory. In the syzbot report: - i_size was 1099511627576 bytes (~1TB) - Actual inline data capacity (id_count) is typically <256 bytes - A garbage rec_len (54648) caused ctx->pos to jump out of bounds - This triggered a UAF in ocfs2_check_dir_entry() Fix by adding a validation check in ocfs2_validate_inode_block() to ensure inodes with inline data have i_size <= id_count. This catches the corruption early during inode read and prevents all downstream code from operating on invalid data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.24 ≤ v < 5.10.2582.6.24 ≤ v < 5.15.2092.6.24 ≤ v < 6.1.1752.6.24 ≤ v < 6.12.832.6.24 ≤ v < 6.18.242.6.24 ≤ v < 6.19.142.6.24 ≤ v < 6.6.1362.6.24 ≤ v < 7.02.6.24.1 ≤ v < 6.6.1366.13 ≤ v < 6.18.246.19 ≤ v < 6.19.146.7 ≤ v < 6.12.832.6.2423193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b077.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc37.0 rc47.0 rc57.0 rc67.0 rc7
Vendor states this is fixed in 131c0b573e1b467b7d553e9ff38003f1acd8f5f2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1524af3685b35feac76662cc551cbc37bd14775f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 37f074e65f24f10f8d8df224a572e4cb9e6faf63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77d0295725109d77f5854ef5b58c0d06c08168cc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bcd46bc261b215b3b12c557a978299eafa02ecdd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c1de19e891be3bfb3e1d0c7cf07bbb8fb3b77c1b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cd2d765aa7157f852999842af32148128c735d39 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d012c782abcabe68b5b9e71be58a15e9f9d83dc1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.83 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.136 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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