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CVE-2026-64532: Linux kernel · fs/ntfs3: bound NTFS_DE view.data_off in UpdateRecordData{Root,Allocation}

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in d41b382068ca4e64e421f736cdd700095464b6ac : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

Patch
Available – fixed in d41b382068ca4e64e421f736cdd700095464b6ac, be306b8d9143a9c076c804a7ca025d69caf9c448, b20e5a709d8bd190d6e4645606763c7423e694c1 +4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < d41b382068ca4e64e421f736cdd700095464b6ac
Fixed in
  • d41b382068ca4e64e421f736cdd700095464b6ac
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < be306b8d9143a9c076c804a7ca025d69caf9c448
Fixed in
  • be306b8d9143a9c076c804a7ca025d69caf9c448
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < b20e5a709d8bd190d6e4645606763c7423e694c1
Fixed in
  • b20e5a709d8bd190d6e4645606763c7423e694c1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 429d653ca641d38a78609b8f62e81a0a5c780a2d
Fixed in
  • 429d653ca641d38a78609b8f62e81a0a5c780a2d
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 315d3a9a48b49f889da3d858a9307e677cb9e1bd
Fixed in
  • 315d3a9a48b49f889da3d858a9307e677cb9e1bd
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 36feda687afebae24c472202694448738809c411
Fixed in
  • 36feda687afebae24c472202694448738809c411

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: bound NTFS_DE view.data_off in UpdateRecordData{Root,Allocation} In do_action()'s UpdateRecordDataRoot (fslog.c:3489) and UpdateRecordDataAllocation (fslog.c:3697) cases, the memmove destination is `Add2Ptr(e, le16_to_cpu(e->view.data_off))`, where e->view.data_off comes from an on-disk NTFS_DE inside an INDEX_ROOT or INDEX_BUFFER. Neither case validates view.data_off + dlen against e->size; the existing check_if_index_root / check_if_alloc_index helpers walk the entry chain and validate the entry's offset, but not its internal view fields. The neighbouring read sites (e.g., fs/ntfs3/index.c when iterating view entries) check view.data_off + view.data_size <= e->size. Apply the same bound at the two memmove sites. Reproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 via pr_warn-only probe instrumentation: with view.data_off forced to 0xFFFC, the memmove writes 32 bytes past the end of the NTFS_DE. This is similar in shape to Pavitra Jha's 2026-05-02 patch "fs/ntfs3: prevent oob in case UpdateRecordDataRoot" (<20260502105008.21827-1-jhapavitra98@gmail.com>) which proposes calling ntfs3_bad_de_range(); that helper does not exist in mainline. This patch uses inline checks.

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