CVE-2026-55392

NILFS utilities - Undefined Behavior and Out-of-Memory via Unvalidated s_log_block_size

Published Jun 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NILFS utilities through 2.3.0, fixed in commit 26efb5d, nilfs_sb_is_valid() function fails to validate s_log_block_size field in NILFS2 superblock before bit-shift operations. Attackers supplying crafted NILFS2 images trigger undefined behavior through oversized shifts or out-of-memory conditions, crashing tools like nilfs-tune and dumpseg.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nilfs-dev
Nilfs-dev nilfs-utils
Vendors & Products Nilfs-dev
Nilfs-dev nilfs-utils
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NILFS utilities through 2.3.0, fixed in commit 26efb5d, nilfs_sb_is_valid() function fails to validate s_log_block_size field in NILFS2 superblock before bit-shift operations. Attackers supplying crafted NILFS2 images trigger undefined behavior through oversized shifts or out-of-memory conditions, crashing tools like nilfs-tune and dumpseg.
Title NILFS utilities - Undefined Behavior and Out-of-Memory via Unvalidated s_log_block_size
Weaknesses CWE-1284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 9:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 7:44 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 18, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 PM