CVE-2026-45935

fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in DeleteIndexEntryRoot

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 01:24 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: fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in DeleteIndexEntryRoot In the 'DeleteIndexEntryRoot' case of the 'do_action' function, the entry size ('esize') is retrieved from the log record without adequate bounds checking. Specifically, the code calculates the end of the entry ('e2') using: e2 = Add2Ptr(e1, esize); It then calculates the size for memmove using 'PtrOffset(e2, ...)', which subtracts the end pointer from the buffer limit. If 'esize' is maliciously large, 'e2' exceeds the used buffer size. This results in a negative offset which, when cast to size_t for memmove, interprets as a massive unsigned integer, leading to a heap buffer overflow. This commit adds a check to ensure that the entry size ('esize') strictly fits within the remaining used space of the index header before performing memory operations.

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 < 6.12.755.15b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445
Vendor states this is fixed in 36c03f7f177b34d51f1cf1d2304b1074607bf4b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 78942172d5bff4d4afed8674abc09cc560ce44a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a584b9d1059b29e97e17c919274e9adfb846f2a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b271c9cb85927210b1b799e55ee7f702d12b4336 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b2bc7c44ed1779fc9eaab9a186db0f0d01439622 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c065541b71b79874c83d418a9acd18ad5826339b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f3b437a4c3e022a1449658ae9f3dd34859894513 (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

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-125

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