CVE-2025-70101

Published Jun 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An out-of-bounds read in the ext4_ext_binsearch_idx function in src/ext4_extent.c of the lwext4 1.0.0 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted ext4 filesystem image. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of extent header fields before performing a binary search over extent index entries, which can result in invalid pointer calculations and an out-of-bounds memory read during extent tree traversal.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gkostka:lwext4:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service via Out‑of‑Bounds Read in lwext4 Ext4 Parser
Weaknesses CWE-787
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service via Out‑of‑Bounds Read in lwext4 Ext4 Parser
First Time appeared Gkostka
Gkostka lwext4
Weaknesses CWE-787
Vendors & Products Gkostka
Gkostka lwext4
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An out-of-bounds read in the ext4_ext_binsearch_idx function in src/ext4_extent.c of the lwext4 1.0.0 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted ext4 filesystem image. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of extent header fields before performing a binary search over extent index entries, which can result in invalid pointer calculations and an out-of-bounds memory read during extent tree traversal.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jun 29, 2026, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 3, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 7:10 PM