CVE-2026-31449: ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes ext4_ext_correct_indexes() walks up the extent tree correcting index entries when the first extent in a leaf is modified. Before accessing path[k].p_idx->ei_block, there is no validation that p_idx falls within the valid range of index entries for that level. If the on-disk extent header contains a corrupted or crafted eh_entries value, p_idx can point past the end of the allocated buffer, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read. Fix this by validating path[k].p_idx against EXT_LAST_INDEX() at both access sites: before the while loop and inside it. Return -EFSCORRUPTED if the index pointer is out of range, consistent with how other bounds violations are handled in the ext4 extent tree code.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
- Linux / Linux< 4d08401aa13f1531216f1a7ae281ca4806e90a5c (from a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7) · < 407c944f217c17d4343148011acafebc604d55e1 (from a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7) · < 93f2e975ed658ce09db4d4c2877ca2c06540df83 (from a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7) · < 01bf1e0b997d82c0e353b51ed74ef99698043c33 (from a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7) · < 2acb5c12ebd860f30e4faf67e6cc8c44ddfe5fe8 (from a86c61812637c7dd0c57e29880cffd477b62f2e7)
- Linux / Linux2.6.19Fixed in 0, 6.6.140, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H