CVE-2026-43076

HIGH

ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read When reading an inode from disk, ocfs2_validate_inode_block() performs various sanity checks but does not validate the size of inline data. If the filesystem is corrupted, an inode's i_size can exceed the actual inline data capacity (id_count). This causes ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_id() to iterate beyond the inline data buffer, triggering a use-after-free when accessing directory entries from freed memory. In the syzbot report: - i_size was 1099511627576 bytes (~1TB) - Actual inline data capacity (id_count) is typically <256 bytes - A garbage rec_len (54648) caused ctx->pos to jump out of bounds - This triggered a UAF in ocfs2_check_dir_entry() Fix by adding a validation check in ocfs2_validate_inode_block() to ensure inodes with inline data have i_size <= id_count. This catches the corruption early during inode read and prevents all downstream code from operating on invalid data.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 3.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (33)
linux/Kernel 2.6.24 - 5.10.258linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.209linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.175linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.24linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.14linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.136linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.83linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.24
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 1524af3685b35feac76662cc551cbc37bd14775f
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 37f074e65f24f10f8d8df224a572e4cb9e6faf63
... and 23 more
Published May 06, 2026
Tracked Since May 06, 2026