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CVE-2025-37785
published 2025-04-18

CVE-2025-37785: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir Mounting a corrupted filesystem with directory…

PriorityP431high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.27%
18.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir Mounting a corrupted filesystem with directory which contains '.' dir entry with rec_len == block size results in out-of-bounds read (later on, when the corrupted directory is removed). ext4_empty_dir() assumes every ext4 directory contains at least '.' and '..' as directory entries in the first data block. It first loads the '.' dir entry, performs sanity checks by calling ext4_check_dir_entry() and then uses its rec_len member to compute the location of '..' dir entry (in ext4_next_entry). It assumes the '..' dir entry fits into the same data block. If the rec_len of '.' is precisely one block (4KB), it slips through the sanity checks (it is considered the last directory entry in the data block) and leaves "struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de" point exactly past the memory slot allocated to the data block. The following call to ext4_check_dir_entry() on new value of de then dereferences this pointer which results in out-of-bounds mem access. Fix this by extending __ext4_check_dir_entry() to check for '.' dir entries that reach the end of data block. Make sure to ignore the phony dir entries for checksum (by checking name_len for non-zero). Note: This is reported by KASAN as use-after-free in case another structure was recently freed from the slot past the bound, but it is really an OOB read. This issue was found by syzkaller tool. Call Trace: [ 38.594108] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.594649] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802b41a004 by task syz-executor/5375 [ 38.595158] [ 38.595288] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5375 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7 #1 [ 38.595298] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 38.595304] Call Trace: [ 38.595308] [ 38.595311] dump_stack_lvl+0xa7/0xd0 [ 38.595325] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x2c/0x3

Affected

32 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.135-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.135-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.135-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.135-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < 14da7dbecb430e35b5889da8dae7bef33173b35114da7dbecb430e35b5889da8dae7bef33173b351
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < e47f472a664d70a3d104a6c2a035cdff55a719b4e47f472a664d70a3d104a6c2a035cdff55a719b4
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < b7531a4f99c3887439d778afaf418d1a01a5f01bb7531a4f99c3887439d778afaf418d1a01a5f01b
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < 89503e5eae64637d0fa2218912b54660effe7d9389503e5eae64637d0fa2218912b54660effe7d93
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < 52a5509ab19a5d3afe301165d9b5787bba34d84252a5509ab19a5d3afe301165d9b5787bba34d842
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < b47584c556444cf7acb66b26a62cbc348eb92b78b47584c556444cf7acb66b26a62cbc348eb92b78
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < ac28c5684c1cdab650a7e5065b19e91577d37a4bac28c5684c1cdab650a7e5065b19e91577d37a4b
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < 53bc45da8d8da92ec07877f5922b130562eb4b0053bc45da8d8da92ec07877f5922b130562eb4b00
linuxlinux>= ac27a0ec112a089f1a5102bc8dffc79c8c815571 < d5e206778e96e8667d3bde695ad372c296dc9353d5e206778e96e8667d3bde695ad372c296dc9353
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.237-15.10.237-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.135-16.1.135-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.25-16.12.25-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.25-16.12.25-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-142.1525.15.0-142.152
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-85.856.8.0-85.85
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.14.0-22.226.14.0-22.22
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-273.3074.4.0-273.307
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-242.2544.15.0-242.254
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-222.2425.4.0-222.242
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.19 < 5.10.2365.10.236
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1805.15.180
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1346.1.134

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_msrc7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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