CVE-2026-72196

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The walk through the further entries is\nnot bounded against dp->lcns_follow. For a malformed LRH\nwhere target_vcn = dp->vcn + dp->lcns_follow - 1 and\nlrh->lcns_follow > 1, the i > 0 writes overflow the dp's\nallocated page_lcns[] array.\n\nAdd the missing j + lrh->lcns_follow <= dp->lcns_follow guard.\n\nReproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 as a\nslab-out-of-bounds write of size 8 from log_replay+0x68d4 on\nthe mount path.\n\nThis is distinct from Pavitra Jha's 2026-05-02 patch\n(\"fs/ntfs3: validate lcns_follow in log_replay conversion\",\n<20260502154252.164586-1-jhapavitra98@gmail.com>) which\naddresses the separate version-0 dirty-page-table conversion\npath's memmove(&dp->vcn, ...) call. 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alternatively an unprivileged user can trigger replay via user-namespace mount with CAP_SYS_ADMIN.\nUI:N - Once an attacker mounts or causes mount of a crafted NTFS image, log_replay() runs automatically inside ntfs_fill_super() with no further user interaction; the vulnerable copy_lcns path is reached during standard journal analysis on every affected mount attempt.\nS:U - Exploitation corrupts kernel heap memory during ntfs3 journal replay in the mounting process context; impact is privilege escalation within the same kernel/host security boundary, not a VM-guest-to-host or IOMMU boundary crossing.\nC:H - KASAN confirmed a slab out-of-bounds write of 8 bytes past dp->page_lcns[] in a kmalloc-backed DIR_PAGE_ENTRY; such heap corruption can overwrite adjacent slab objects and be groomed into arbitrary kernel memory read primitives.\nI:H - The bug is an out-of-bounds write into kernel heap metadata or adjacent objects beyond the allocated page_lcns[] array; per kernel guidance OOB writes enable controlled heap corruption paths toward arbitrary kernel writes and privilege escalation.\nA:H - KASAN reported slab-out-of-bounds write from log_replay() on mount; 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i < t16; i++) {\n\t size_t j = (size_t)(le64_to_cpu(lrh->target_vcn) -\n\t le64_to_cpu(dp->vcn));\n\t dp->page_lcns[j + i] = lrh->page_lcns[i];\n\t}\n\nfind_dp() only validates that target_vcn falls within\n[dp->vcn, dp->vcn + dp->lcns_follow), i.e., that the FIRST\ncluster is covered. 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The walk through the further entries is\nnot bounded against dp->lcns_follow. For a malformed LRH\nwhere target_vcn = dp->vcn + dp->lcns_follow - 1 and\nlrh->lcns_follow > 1, the i > 0 writes overflow the dp's\nallocated page_lcns[] array.\n\nAdd the missing j + lrh->lcns_follow <= dp->lcns_follow guard.\n\nReproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 as a\nslab-out-of-bounds write of size 8 from log_replay+0x68d4 on\nthe mount path.\n\nThis is distinct from Pavitra Jha's 2026-05-02 patch\n(\"fs/ntfs3: validate lcns_follow in log_replay conversion\",\n<20260502154252.164586-1-jhapavitra98@gmail.com>) which\naddresses the separate version-0 dirty-page-table conversion\npath's memmove(&dp->vcn, ...) call. The two fixes are\ncomplementary; both should land.\n\n[almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: clang-formatted the changes,\nfixed conflicts]"}], "id": "CVE-2026-72196", "lastModified": "2026-10-16T19:17:14.207", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.4, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.5, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-72196", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:43:43.786684Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:38.200", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f13e823bf86bd1800168ea0bb5bca8b8500a81c"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c86dae0c0ccb8d98ddcdc46987259389c816dd"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7b598660cfa8e5af172cf4c65cffc126333307"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3d8cc9d54fcded4de51b2b1026ae7182512077"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7c28d8c61bdb041936222a09a708531a1c2921"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d240cd98f5f7b65c90f6b2b6abe3232ccdc405ab"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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