Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read of INDEX_ROOT in reparse/objid init
ntfs_reparse_init() and ntfs_objid_init() parse the index root of the
$Extend/$Reparse and $Extend/$ObjId metafiles (the INDEX_ROOT attributes
named $R and $O). They read its type and rule fields through
resident_data(), which does not check that the resident attribute is
large enough to hold them.
mi_enum_attr() accepts a resident attribute with data_off == asize and
data_size == 0. For such an attribute placed last in its MFT record,
resident_data() returns a pointer to the end of the record_size buffer,
so reading root->type / root->rule reads past the allocation.
Use resident_data_ex(attr, sizeof(struct INDEX_ROOT)) and bail out when
it returns NULL, as ntfs_security_init() already does for $SDH / $SII.
The attribute is only parsed while mounting a crafted image, so this
needs CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306)
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88801219dc00 by task mount
ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306)
ntfs_fill_super (fs/ntfs3/super.c:1604)
get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1703)
vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1758)
path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4131)
__x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4360)
fs/ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read of INDEX_ROOT in reparse/objid init
ntfs_reparse_init() and ntfs_objid_init() parse the index root of the
$Extend/$Reparse and $Extend/$ObjId metafiles (the INDEX_ROOT attributes
named $R and $O). They read its type and rule fields through
resident_data(), which does not check that the resident attribute is
large enough to hold them.
mi_enum_attr() accepts a resident attribute with data_off == asize and
data_size == 0. For such an attribute placed last in its MFT record,
resident_data() returns a pointer to the end of the record_size buffer,
so reading root->type / root->rule reads past the allocation.
Use resident_data_ex(attr, sizeof(struct INDEX_ROOT)) and bail out when
it returns NULL, as ntfs_security_init() already does for $SDH / $SII.
The attribute is only parsed while mounting a crafted image, so this
needs CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306)
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88801219dc00 by task mount
ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306)
ntfs_fill_super (fs/ntfs3/super.c:1604)
get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1703)
vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1758)
path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4131)
__x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4360)
Published:
2026-09-16
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read of INDEX_ROOT in reparse/objid init ntfs_reparse_init() and ntfs_objid_init() parse the index root of the $Extend/$Reparse and $Extend/$ObjId metafiles (the INDEX_ROOT attributes named $R and $O). They read its type and rule fields through resident_data(), which does not check that the resident attribute is large enough to hold them. mi_enum_attr() accepts a resident attribute with data_off == asize and data_size == 0. For such an attribute placed last in its MFT record, resident_data() returns a pointer to the end of the record_size buffer, so reading root->type / root->rule reads past the allocation. Use resident_data_ex(attr, sizeof(struct INDEX_ROOT)) and bail out when it returns NULL, as ntfs_security_init() already does for $SDH / $SII. The attribute is only parsed while mounting a crafted image, so this needs CAP_SYS_ADMIN. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306) Read of size 4 at addr ffff88801219dc00 by task mount ntfs_reparse_init (fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:2306) ntfs_fill_super (fs/ntfs3/super.c:1604) get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1703) vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1758) path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4131) __x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4360) | |
| Title | fs/ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read of INDEX_ROOT in reparse/objid init | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T08:48:23.084Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.766Z
Link: CVE-2026-89785
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T09:17:09.203
Modified: 2026-09-16T09:17:09.203
Link: CVE-2026-89785
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