Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes ext4_ext_correct_indexes() walks up the extent tree correcting index entries when the first extent in a leaf is modified. Before accessing path[k].p_idx->ei_block, there is no validation that p_idx falls within the valid range of index entries for that level. If the on-disk extent header contains a corrupted or crafted eh_entries value, p_idx can point past the end of the allocated buffer, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read. Fix this by validating path[k].p_idx against EXT_LAST_INDEX() at both access sites: before the while loop and inside it. Return -EFSCORRUPTED if the index pointer is out of range, consistent with how other bounds violations are handled in the ext4 extent tree code.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/01bf1e0b997d82c0e353b51ed74ef99698043c33 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2acb5c12ebd860f30e4faf67e6cc8c44ddfe5fe8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/407c944f217c17d4343148011acafebc604d55e1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f2e975ed658ce09db4d4c2877ca2c06540df83 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/10242e640b36b91ad03d25f3dc77854bbdff8358
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d6e2b67651614bac0dc6592fa9836321910067
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d08401aa13f1531216f1a7ae281ca4806e90a5c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5839b34704c9c2f47f079451bdbb22de0da1ed1
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 4 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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