CVE-2026-45864

fs/ntfs3: prevent infinite loops caused by the next valid being the same

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: prevent infinite loops caused by the next valid being the same When processing valid within the range [valid : pos), if valid cannot be retrieved correctly, for example, if the retrieved valid value is always the same, this can trigger a potential infinite loop, similar to the hung problem reported by syzbot [1]. Adding a check for the valid value within the loop body, and terminating the loop and returning -EINVAL if the value is the same as the current value, can prevent this. [1] INFO: task syz.4.21:6056 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Call Trace: rwbase_write_lock+0x14f/0x750 kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c:244 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1027 [inline] ntfs_file_write_iter+0xe6/0x870 fs/ntfs3/file.c:1284

Affected

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

5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.2025.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1655.15 ≤ v < 6.12.755.15 ≤ v < 6.18.145.15 ≤ v < 6.19.45.15 ≤ v < 6.6.1285.15 ≤ v < 7.05.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1656.13 ≤ v < 6.18.146.19 ≤ v < 6.19.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1286.7 ≤ v < 6.12.754342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca55.15
Vendor states this is fixed in 27b75ca4e51e3e4554dc85dbf1a0246c66106fd3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4bf3bafb8e0635ed93e3cd4156dcbcc0fb960cb4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 50c822fcb36768f1fb356f05b02a2248ef81936d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d93239b4fc479f7c0a412dd196ec0ca2672d14a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 71c8b966ec56e13c02388c1312910588bb49be7a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a47a2bb9aa6455d5cee1045814a60c749309c92b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b97e371e5d1c13d722335d46eb8bc1a22b272a0e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.202 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.165 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.128 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-835

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