CVE-2022-49762: ntfs: check overflow when iterating ATTR_RECORDs

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: check overflow when iterating ATTR_RECORDs Kernel iterates over ATTR_RECORDs in mft record in ntfs_attr_find(). Because the ATTR_RECORDs are next to each other, kernel can get the next ATTR_RECORD from end address of current ATTR_RECORD, through current ATTR_RECORD length field. The problem is that during iteration, when kernel calculates the end address of current ATTR_RECORD, kernel may trigger an integer overflow bug in executing `a = (ATTR_RECORD*)((u8*)a + le32_to_cpu(a->length))`. This may wrap, leading to a forever iteration on 32bit systems. This patch solves it by adding some checks on calculating end address of current ATTR_RECORD during iteration.

Affected products

Linux kernel: before 4.9.334; from 4.10 before 4.14.300; from 4.15 before 4.19.267; from 4.20 before 5.4.225; from 5.5 before 5.10.156; from 5.11 before 5.15.80 — fixed in 4.14.300, 4.19.267, 4.9.334, 5.10.156, 5.15.80, 5.4.225

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.300, 4.19.267, 4.9.334, 5.10.156. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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