Squashfs: sanity check symbolic link size (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 23 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Squashfs: sanity check symbolic link size Syzkiller reports a "KMSAN: uninit-value in pick_link" bug. This is caused by an uninitialised page, which is ultimately caused by a corrupted symbolic link size read from disk. The reason why the corrupted symlink size causes an uninitialised page is due to the following sequence of events: 1. squashfs_read_inode() is called to read the symbolic link from disk. This assigns the corrupted value 3875536935 to inode->i_size. 2. Later squashfs_symlink_read_folio() is called, which assigns this corrupted value to the length variable, which being a signed int, overflows producing a negative number. 3. The following loop that fills in the page contents checks that the copied bytes is less than length, which being negative means the loop is skipped, producing an uninitialised page. This patch adds a sanity check which checks that the symbolic link size is not larger than expected. -- V2: fix spelling mistake.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82cb7f24032ed023fc67d26ea9bf322d8431a90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9451ba6f21478a75288ea3e3fca4be35e2a438
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8906de98d0d7ad42ff3edf2cb6cd7e0ea658c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087f25b2d36adae19951114ffcbb7106ed405ebb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac5e82ab1334fc8ed6ff7183702df634bd1d93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3af7e460a526007e4bed1ce3623274a1a6afe5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4e249971eb77ec33d74c5c3de1e2576faf6c90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/810ee43d9cd245d138a2733d87a24858a23f577d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-42005
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-46744
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1118 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0677 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0022 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0002 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1080 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1013 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0997 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0957 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0872 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0870 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0837 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.19.322cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.284cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.226cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.167cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.110cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.51cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.10.10cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < f82cb7f24032ed023fc67d26ea9bf322d8431a90 ; affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < 1b9451ba6f21478a75288ea3e3fca4be35e2a438 ; affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < 5c8906de98d0d7ad42ff3edf2cb6cd7e0ea658c4 ; affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < 087f25b2d36adae19951114ffcbb7106ed405ebb ; affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < fac5e82ab1334fc8ed6ff7183702df634bd1d93d ; affected 6545b246a2c815a8fcd07d58240effb6ec3481b1 < c3af7e460a526007e4bed1ce3623274a1a6afe5e |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.29 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.29 ; unaffected 4.19.322 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.284 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.226 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.167 ≤ 5.15.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |