Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop triggered by zero-sized ATTR_LIST We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. A malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an ATTR_LIST attribute indicates a zero data size while the driver allocates memory for it. When ntfs_load_attr_list() processes a resident ATTR_LIST with data_size set to zero, it still allocates memory because of al_aligned(0). This creates an inconsistent state where ni->attr_list.size is zero, but ni->attr_list.le is non-null. This causes ni_enum_attr_ex to incorrectly assume that no attribute list exists and enumerates only the primary MFT record. When it finds ATTR_LIST, the code reloads it and restarts the enumeration, repeating indefinitely. The mount operation never completes, hanging the kernel thread. This patch adds validation to ensure that data_size is non-zero before memory allocation. When a zero-sized ATTR_LIST is detected, the function returns -EINVAL, preventing a DoS vulnerability.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Linux Linux
Default version status: unaffected
be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 9267d99fade76d44d4a133599524031fe684156eaffectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 976e6a7c51fabf150478decbe8ef5d9a26039b7caffectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 8d8c70b57dbeda3eb165c0940b97e85373ca9354affectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 7ef219656febf5ae06ae56b1fce47ebd05f92b68affectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 9779a6eaaabdf47aa57910d352b398ad742e6a5faffectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < fd508939dbca5eceefb2d0c2564beb15469572f2affectedbe71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 to < 06909b2549d631a47fcda249d34be26f7ca1711daffected
Linux Linux
Default version status: affected
5.15affected0 to < 5.15unaffected5.15.202 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected6.1.165 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected6.6.128 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected6.12.75 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected6.18.16 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected6.19.6 to ≤ 6.19.*unaffected7.0 to ≤ *unaffected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9267d99fade76d44d4a133599524031fe684156e ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976e6a7c51fabf150478decbe8ef5d9a26039b7c ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c70b57dbeda3eb165c0940b97e85373ca9354 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef219656febf5ae06ae56b1fce47ebd05f92b68 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9779a6eaaabdf47aa57910d352b398ad742e6a5f ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd508939dbca5eceefb2d0c2564beb15469572f2 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06909b2549d631a47fcda249d34be26f7ca1711d ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html ↗