Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
exfat: add cluster chain loop check for dir
An infinite loop may occur if the following conditions occur due to file system corruption.
(1) Condition for exfat_count_dir_entries() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - There is no UNUSED entry in the cluster chain.
(2) Condition for exfat_create_upcase_table() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop. - There are no UNUSED entry and up-case table entry in the cluster chain of the root directory.
(3) Condition for exfat_load_bitmap() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop. - There are no UNUSED entry and bitmap entry in the cluster chain of the root directory.
(4) Condition for exfat_find_dir_entry() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation.
(5) Condition for exfat_check_dir_empty() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation. - All files and sub-directories under the directory are deleted.
This commit adds checks to break the above infinite loop.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < 1715f0996f7baf817c73613aeda500c4f73a6bd6; >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < 868f23286c1a13162330fa6c614fe350f78e3f82; >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < aa8fe7b7b73d4c9a41bb96cb3fb3092f794ecb33; >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < e2066ca3ef49a30920d8536fa366b2a183a808ee; >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < 4c3cda20c4cf1871e27868d08fda06b79bc7d568; >= 1acf1a564b6034b5af1e7fb23cb98cb3bb4f6003, < 99f9a97dce39ad413c39b92c90393bbd6778f3fd |
| Linux | Linux | 5.7 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1715f0996f7baf817c73613aeda500c4f73a6bd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c3cda20c4cf1871e27868d08fda06b79bc7d568Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868f23286c1a13162330fa6c614fe350f78e3f82Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99f9a97dce39ad413c39b92c90393bbd6778f3fdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa8fe7b7b73d4c9a41bb96cb3fb3092f794ecb33Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2066ca3ef49a30920d8536fa366b2a183a808eePatch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 4, 2025
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified