CVE-2026-45864

MEDIUM

fs/ntfs3: prevent infinite loops caused by the next valid being the same

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: prevent infinite loops caused by the next valid being the same When processing valid within the range [valid : pos), if valid cannot be retrieved correctly, for example, if the retrieved valid value is always the same, this can trigger a potential infinite loop, similar to the hung problem reported by syzbot [1]. Adding a check for the valid value within the loop body, and terminating the loop and returning -EINVAL if the value is the same as the current value, can prevent this. [1] INFO: task syz.4.21:6056 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Call Trace: rwbase_write_lock+0x14f/0x750 kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c:244 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1027 [inline] ntfs_file_write_iter+0xe6/0x870 fs/ntfs3/file.c:1284

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel 5.15.0 - 5.15.202linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.165linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.14linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.4linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.128linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.75linux
Linux/Linux < 5.15
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 27b75ca4e51e3e4554dc85dbf1a0246c66106fd3
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 4bf3bafb8e0635ed93e3cd4156dcbcc0fb960cb4
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 50c822fcb36768f1fb356f05b02a2248ef81936d
... and 13 more
Published May 27, 2026
Tracked Since May 27, 2026