CVE 7.8 HIGH

ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read_CVE-2026-43076

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43076
Source Linux
Published May 6, 2026 at 07:40
Modified May 8, 2026 at 12:40

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Affected Versions Linux Linux 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Linux Linux 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Linux Linux 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Linux Linux 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Linux Linux 23193e513d1cd69411469f028d56fd175d4a6b07
Linux Linux 2.6.24

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