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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2026-31449

ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes ext4_ext_correct_indexes() walks up the extent tree correcting index entries when the first extent in a leaf is modified. Before accessing path[k].p_idx->ei_block, there is no validation that p_idx falls within the valid range of index entries for that level. If the on-disk extent header contains a corrupted or crafted eh_entries value, p_idx can point past the end of the allocated buffer, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read. Fix this by validating path[k].p_idx against EXT_LAST_INDEX() at both access sites: before the while loop and inside it. Return -EFSCORRUPTED if the index pointer is out of range, consistent with how other bounds violations are handled in the ext4 extent tree code.

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

  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 39d6e2b67651614bac0dc6592fa9836321910067affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < c5839b34704c9c2f47f079451bdbb22de0da1ed1affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 10242e640b36b91ad03d25f3dc77854bbdff8358affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 4d08401aa13f1531216f1a7ae281ca4806e90a5caffected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 407c944f217c17d4343148011acafebc604d55e1affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 93f2e975ed658ce09db4d4c2877ca2c06540df83affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 01bf1e0b997d82c0e353b51ed74ef99698043c33affected
  • a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 to < 2acb5c12ebd860f30e4faf67e6cc8c44ddfe5fe8affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 2.6.19affected
  • 0 to < 2.6.19unaffected
  • 5.10.259 to ≤ 5.10.*unaffected
  • 5.15.210 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.175 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.140 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.80 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.21 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 6.19.11 to ≤ 6.19.*unaffected
  • 7.0 to ≤ *unaffected

References