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CVE-2026-43067

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.72%

53th percentile - higher than 53% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, ext4 could exceed the 32-bit block number range when searching for blocks for indirect block mapped files. This occurs when ac->ac_g_ex.fe_group is greater than or equal to ngroups, potentially allocating blocks outside the supported range. A safety clamp was added in ext4_mb_scan_groups().

Risk Assessment

Incorrect block allocation outside the supported range may lead to filesystem corruption or ext4 operational errors. This affects filesystems mixing extent and indirect block mapping.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds a clamp in ext4_mb_scan_groups(). Backing up data before the update is recommended.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: handle wraparound when searching for blocks for indirect mapped blocks Commit 4865c768b563 ("ext4: always allocate blocks only from groups inode can use") restricts what blocks will be allocated for indirect block based files to block numbers that fit within 32-bit block numbers. However, when using a review bot running on the latest Gemini LLM to check this commit when backporting into an LTS based kernel, it raised this concern: If ac->ac_g_ex.fe_group is >= ngroups (for instance, if the goal group was populated via stream allocation from s_mb_last_groups), then start will be >= ngroups. Does this allow allocating blocks beyond the 32-bit limit for indirect block mapped files? The commit message mentions that ext4_mb_scan_groups_linear() takes care to not select unsupported groups. However, its loop uses group = *start, and the very first iteration will call ext4_mb_scan_group() with this unsupported group because next_linear_group() is only called at the end of the iteration. After reviewing the code paths involved and considering the LLM review, I determined that this can happen when there is a file system where some files/directories are extent-mapped and others are indirect-block mapped. To address this, add a safety clamp in ext4_mb_scan_groups().

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