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CVE-2026-97438— fs/ntfs3: validate index entry key bounds

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Linux Linux
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在 Linux 内核中，已修复以下漏洞： fs/ntfs3：验证索引项键值（key）的边界 [缺陷] 格式错误的 NTFS 目录索引项可能会宣称其 大于其 NTFS_DE 实际载荷（payload）中的字节数。随后，目录查找操作会将该格式错误的键值传递给 ，从而导致可能读取超出 分配的索引缓冲区的末尾。 [成因] 索引头（INDEX_HDR）验证器仅验证了 INDEX_HDR 级别的几何结构，而未遍历每个 NTFS_DE 以验证条目对齐、子节点布局，或确认 是否适合容纳在条目载荷内。此外，还允许最后一个哨兵（sen

CVSS 7.1 · High EPSS 0.13% · P2

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1210 · Exploitation of Remote Services

Affected Version Matrix 14

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< c8d93bc4823baecab3c39b877e16ac5f8d4d41ba affected
82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< 7feeb424bda7f6ffaf5090cdd01b300eaa74c02b affected
82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< d564a885219a655077eefafeb72395a4580ebd69 affected
82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< a8f4fb6a7d58974ffc9aed597401528b181d76dc affected
82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< 0257e3ea00e19129f3ad5c039d8b8fdff0796835 affected
82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17< 98d6e5d9dc1d34dcffc61549617581a5fe1ef807 affected
5.15 affected
< 5.15 unaffected
… +6 more rows
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Vulnerability Title
fs/ntfs3: validate index entry key bounds
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: validate index entry key bounds [BUG] A malformed NTFS directory index entry can advertise a key_size larger than the bytes actually present in its NTFS_DE payload. Directory lookup then passes that malformed key to cmp_fnames(), which can read past the end of the kmalloc'ed index buffer. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fname_full_size fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h:590 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cmp_fnames+0x1ea/0x230 fs/ntfs3/index.c:46 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88801c313018 by task syz.6.3365/9279 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xbe/0x130 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xd1/0x650 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xfb/0x140 mm/kasan/report.c:595 __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:378 fname_full_size fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h:590 [inline] cmp_fnames+0x1ea/0x230 fs/ntfs3/index.c:46 hdr_find_e.isra.0+0x3ed/0x670 fs/ntfs3/index.c:762 indx_find+0x4b5/0x900 fs/ntfs3/index.c:1186 dir_search_u+0x2c0/0x460 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:254 ntfs_lookup+0x1cc/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:85 __lookup_slow+0x241/0x450 fs/namei.c:1816 lookup_slow fs/namei.c:1833 [inline] walk_component+0x31c/0x570 fs/namei.c:2151 link_path_walk+0x592/0xd60 fs/namei.c:2519 path_lookupat+0x138/0x660 fs/namei.c:2675 filename_lookup+0x1f3/0x560 fs/namei.c:2705 filename_setxattr+0xad/0x1c0 fs/xattr.c:660 path_setxattrat+0x1d8/0x280 fs/xattr.c:713 __do_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:754 [inline] __se_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:750 [inline] __x64_sys_lsetxattr+0xd0/0x150 fs/xattr.c:750 ... Allocated by task 9279: kasan_save_stack+0x39/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x40 mm/kasan/common.c:77 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x37/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:573 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:400 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xc3/0xd0 mm/kasan/common.c:417 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:262 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5650 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2bd/0x900 mm/slub.c:5662 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:961 [inline] indx_read+0x41d/0xad0 fs/ntfs3/index.c:1059 indx_find+0x447/0x900 fs/ntfs3/index.c:1179 dir_search_u+0x2c0/0x460 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:254 ntfs_lookup+0x1cc/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:85 __lookup_slow+0x241/0x450 fs/namei.c:1816 lookup_slow fs/namei.c:1833 [inline] walk_component+0x31c/0x570 fs/namei.c:2151 link_path_walk+0x592/0xd60 fs/namei.c:2519 path_lookupat+0x138/0x660 fs/namei.c:2675 filename_lookup+0x1f3/0x560 fs/namei.c:2705 filename_setxattr+0xad/0x1c0 fs/xattr.c:660 path_setxattrat+0x1d8/0x280 fs/xattr.c:713 __do_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:754 [inline] __se_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:750 [inline] __x64_sys_lsetxattr+0xd0/0x150 fs/xattr.c:750 ... [CAUSE] The index-header validators only validated INDEX_HDR-level geometry. They did not walk each NTFS_DE to verify entry alignment, subnode layout, or that key_size fit inside the entry payload. They also allowed a last sentinel entry to carry a non-zero key_size. [FIX] Walk every NTFS_DE in ntfs3's index-header validators and reject entries with invalid layout, mismatched subnode state, oversized key_size, or non-zero sentinel keys before lookup or log replay can consume them.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 ~ c8d93bc4823baecab3c39b877e16ac5f8d4d41ba -
Linux Linux 5.15 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-97438 (6)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-09-24 · 234 CVEs total

CVE-2026-93207 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: Zero rpc_gss_wire_cred at svcauth_gss_decode_credbody() entry
CVE-2026-97413 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/rtrs-srv: Fix integer underflow in process_read and process_write
CVE-2026-93228 9.1 CRITICAL svcrdma: Reject Write/Reply chunks with segcount 0
CVE-2026-93799 8.8 HIGH wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: validate sta_id in BA window status notif
CVE-2026-97442 8.8 HIGH wifi: ath11k: fix invalid data access in ath11k_dp_rx_h_undecap_nwifi
CVE-2026-97409 8.8 HIGH nvme-fc: Do not cancel requests in io target before it is initialized
CVE-2026-93806 8.8 HIGH wifi: cfg80211: validate assoc response length before status and IE access
CVE-2026-93793 8.8 HIGH wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: validate TX_CMD response layout
CVE-2026-93790 8.8 HIGH wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix out-of-bounds tid_data access in BA notif
CVE-2026-93284 8.8 HIGH drm/pagemap: dma-unmap pages before handling migration errors
CVE-2026-93280 8.8 HIGH greybus: audio: bound the topology section sizes against the fetched size
CVE-2026-97509 8.8 HIGH thunderbolt: Keep XDomain reference during the lifetime of a service
CVE-2026-93827 8.4 HIGH virtio-fs: avoid double-free on failed queue setup
CVE-2026-97452 8.4 HIGH ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references
CVE-2026-97451 8.4 HIGH ACPICA: Fix integer overflow in acpi_ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R() (mid_op)
CVE-2026-97450 8.4 HIGH ACPICA: validate handler object type in two places
CVE-2026-97455 8.4 HIGH ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method()
CVE-2026-97433 8.2 HIGH nvme: validate FDP configuration descriptor sizes
CVE-2026-93786 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: preserve VFS inherited POSIX ACL mask
CVE-2026-93282 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix maximum allowed access checks

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