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CVE-2025-71266
published 2026-03-18

CVE-2025-71266: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop We found an infinite loop…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. A malformed dentry in the ntfs3 filesystem can cause the kernel to hang during the lookup operations. By setting the HAS_SUB_NODE flag in an INDEX_ENTRY within a directory's INDEX_ALLOCATION block and manipulating the VCN pointer, an attacker can cause the indx_find() function to repeatedly read the same block, allocating 4 KB of memory each time. The kernel lacks VCN loop detection and depth limits, causing memory exhaustion and an OOM crash. This patch adds a return value check for fnd_push() to prevent a memory exhaustion vulnerability caused by infinite loops. When the index exceeds the size of the fnd->nodes array, fnd_push() returns -EINVAL. The indx_find() function checks this return value and stops processing, preventing further memory allocation.

Affected

66 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.6-1 (forky)linux 6.19.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 14c3188afbedfd5178bbabb8002487ea14b37b5614c3188afbedfd5178bbabb8002487ea14b37b56
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 435d34719db0e130f6f0c621d67ed524cc1a7d10435d34719db0e130f6f0c621d67ed524cc1a7d10
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 68e32694be231c1cdb99b7637a657314e88e1a9668e32694be231c1cdb99b7637a657314e88e1a96
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 398e768d1accd1f5645492ab996005d7aa84a5b0398e768d1accd1f5645492ab996005d7aa84a5b0
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < b0ea441f44ce64fa514a415d4a9e6e2b06e7946cb0ea441f44ce64fa514a415d4a9e6e2b06e7946c
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 0ad7a1be44479503dbe5c699759861ef5b8bd70c0ad7a1be44479503dbe5c699759861ef5b8bd70c
linuxlinux>= 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 < 1732053c8a6b360e2d5afb1b34fe9779398b072c1732053c8a6b360e2d5afb1b34fe9779398b072c
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.19.6-16.19.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.15.0 < 5.15.2025.15.202
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.15.1 < 5.15.2025.15.202
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1656.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1656.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.166.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.166.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.66.19.6
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19.0 < 6.19.66.19.6
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1286.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1286.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.756.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.756.12.75
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.126.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0
ubuntulinux

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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