CVE-2024-42299: fs/ntfs3: Update log->page_{mask,bits} if log->page_size changed

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: 2024-08-17 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Update log->page_{mask,bits} if log->page_size changed If an NTFS file system is mounted to another system with different PAGE_SIZE from the original system, log->page_size will change in log_replay(), but log->page_{mask,bits} don't change correspondingly. This will cause a panic because "u32 bytes = log->page_size - page_off" will get a negative value in the later read_log_page().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 5.15.165; from 5.16 before 6.1.103; from 6.2 before 6.6.44; from 6.7 before 6.10.3 — fixed in 5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.10.3, 6.6.44

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.10.3, 6.6.44. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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