CVE-2026-45935

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in DeleteIndexEntryRoot In the 'DeleteIndexEntryRoot' case of the 'do_action' function, the entry size ('esize') is retrieved from the log record without adequate bounds checking. Specifically, the code calculates the end of the entry ('e2') using: e2 = Add2Ptr(e1, esize); It then calculates the size for memmove using 'PtrOffset(e2, ...)', which subtracts the end pointer from the buffer limit. If 'esize' is maliciously large, 'e2' exceeds the used buffer size. This results in a negative offset which, when cast to size_t for memmove, interprets as a massive unsigned integer, leading to a heap buffer overflow. This commit adds a check to ensure that the entry size ('esize') strictly fits within the remaining used space of the index header before performing memory operations.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 27, 2026
First seenMay 27, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.202, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.165, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.128, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.75, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.14, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.45.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4

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