CVE-2026-64324

udf: validate free block extents against the partition length

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:49 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: validate free block extents against the partition length udf_free_blocks() checks the logical block number and count against the partition length, but drops the extent offset from that final bound. A crafted extent can pass the guard while logicalBlockNum + offset + count points past the partition, which later indexes past the space bitmap array. A single ftruncate(2) on a file backed by such an extent reliably panics the kernel. This is a local availability issue. On desktop systems where UDisks/polkit allows the active user to mount removable UDF media without CAP_SYS_ADMIN, an unprivileged local user can supply the crafted filesystem and trigger the panic by truncating a writable file on it. Systems that require root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount the image have a higher prerequisite. No confidentiality or integrity impact is claimed: the reproduced primitive is an out-of-bounds read of a bitmap pointer slot followed by a kernel panic. Use the already computed logicalBlockNum + offset + count value for the partition length check. Also make load_block_bitmap() reject an out-of-range block group before indexing s_block_bitmap[], so corrupted callers cannot walk past the flexible array.

Affected

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

4.19.320 ≤ v < 4.205.10.224 ≤ v < 5.10.2615.15.165 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.4.282 ≤ v < 5.56.1.105 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.10.5 ≤ v < 6.12.966.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.6.46 ≤ v < 6.6.14522cc7323f090646c8cfb5939e6f15bdc2ed3fd274.19.3205.10.2245.15.1655.4.28256e69e59751d20993f243fb7dd6991c4e522424c5cc9745e2ea11aef7d5c9a42bc36f6cd3e1b4cc35def895b42ef16a2da6402818cba8d7ec8ede1ef5fb2bf477d3fe5421bd4cb699574737f52bd88b6.1.1056.10.56.116.6.467c4fa9ebfce69619d132fe703dc2e2cf62a13723934f815345c09c290a9b9a9cfdddc203ec2117e897420e48e30f51e8f4f650b5c946f5af63ec1a3
Vendor states this is fixed in 12af328d2ee8d68e81ba612246d0b54b22d23e1f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 335202ab25b01fdd45889ff25eab70864686dea3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f0419457f89dce1a3f1c8e62a3adf2f39ab8168 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9442d75429b0c556292a7454fe888d54259f5240 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b54aee5652fcd7c23a0904a4623ec462c3edc70c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in be87de7789a82a030a4896bc7683415ec9fa6f2b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fb49099206c5c57af28a157249fa7bcb5518f99e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fdd6229d2ae9914c1f25d1041db0f4f312a4fa76 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 4.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-129CWE-125

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