5.5

CVE-2025-71267

fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop triggered by zero-sized ATTR_LIST

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop triggered by zero-sized ATTR_LIST

We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a
Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition.

A malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an ATTR_LIST attribute
indicates a zero data size while the driver allocates memory for it.

When ntfs_load_attr_list() processes a resident ATTR_LIST with data_size set
to zero, it still allocates memory because of al_aligned(0). This creates an
inconsistent state where ni->attr_list.size is zero, but ni->attr_list.le is
non-null. This causes ni_enum_attr_ex to incorrectly assume that no attribute
list exists and enumerates only the primary MFT record. When it finds
ATTR_LIST, the code reloads it and restarts the enumeration, repeating
indefinitely. The mount operation never completes, hanging the kernel thread.

This patch adds validation to ensure that data_size is non-zero before memory
allocation. When a zero-sized ATTR_LIST is detected, the function returns
-EINVAL, preventing a DoS vulnerability.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.15 < 5.15.202
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 6.1.165
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.128
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.12.75
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.16
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.19 < 6.19.6
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.12% 0.02
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9267d99fade76d44d4a133599524031fe684156e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976e6a7c51fabf150478decbe8ef5d9a26039b7c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c70b57dbeda3eb165c0940b97e85373ca9354
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef219656febf5ae06ae56b1fce47ebd05f92b68
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9779a6eaaabdf47aa57910d352b398ad742e6a5f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd508939dbca5eceefb2d0c2564beb15469572f2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06909b2549d631a47fcda249d34be26f7ca1711d
Patch