ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-31449
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-22 14:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-06-19 13:16:26 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes ext4_ext_correct_indexes() walks up the extent tree correcting index entries when the first extent in a leaf is modified. Before accessing path[k].p_idx->ei_block, there is no validation that p_idx falls within the valid range of index entries for that level. If the on-disk extent header contains a corrupted or crafted eh_entries value, p_idx can point past the end of the allocated buffer, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read. Fix this by validating path[k].p_idx against EXT_LAST_INDEX() at both access sites: before the while loop and inside it. Return -EFSCORRUPTED if the index pointer is out of range, consistent with how other bounds violations are handled in the ext4 extent tree code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.046080000 (date 2026-04-27)

Problem Types: CWE-125

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 39d6e2b67651614bac0dc6592fa9836321910067 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 c5839b34704c9c2f47f079451bdbb22de0da1ed1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 10242e640b36b91ad03d25f3dc77854bbdff8358 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 4d08401aa13f1531216f1a7ae281ca4806e90a5c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 407c944f217c17d4343148011acafebc604d55e1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 93f2e975ed658ce09db4d4c2877ca2c06540df83 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 01bf1e0b997d82c0e353b51ed74ef99698043c33 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7 2acb5c12ebd860f30e4faf67e6cc8c44ddfe5fe8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.259 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.210 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.175 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.140 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.80 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.21 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.11 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2acb5c12ebd860f30e4faf67e6cc8c44ddfe5fe8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/10242e640b36b91ad03d25f3dc77854bbdff8358 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5839b34704c9c2f47f079451bdbb22de0da1ed1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d08401aa13f1531216f1a7ae281ca4806e90a5c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d6e2b67651614bac0dc6592fa9836321910067 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/407c944f217c17d4343148011acafebc604d55e1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/01bf1e0b997d82c0e353b51ed74ef99698043c33 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f2e975ed658ce09db4d4c2877ca2c06540df83 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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