CVE-2025-70101

Medium

Description

An out-of-bounds read in the ext4_ext_binsearch_idx function in src/ext4_extent.c of the lwext4 1.0.0 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted ext4 filesystem image. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of extent header fields before performing a binary search over extent index entries, which can result in invalid pointer calculations and an out-of-bounds memory read during extent tree traversal.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGkostka Lwext4
PublishedJun 3, 2026
First seenJun 3, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gkostka lwext41.0.0—

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