CVE-2026-53369
udf: reject descriptors with oversized CRC length
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: reject descriptors with oversized CRC length udf_read_tagged() skips CRC verification when descCRCLength + sizeof(struct tag) exceeds the block size. A crafted UDF image can set descCRCLength to an oversized value to bypass CRC validation entirely; the descriptor is then accepted based solely on the 8-bit tag checksum, which is trivially recomputable. Reject such descriptors instead of silently accepting them. A legitimate single-block descriptor should never have a CRC length that exceeds the block.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832ab4a882dc9b3c0155490d9993642ef545fd22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1b6adbf90df6c8941090d5646fbeca25ba9770
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dede76d525919bb966f9213e131af685de5ff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50dfaf4a027742b4fcdc3e9305e7199ece9bc6a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31605bbe94557bff721eaf041001169d44ac6f98
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