In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
exfat: validate cluster allocation bits of the allocation bitmap
syzbot created an exfat image with cluster bits not set for the allocation
bitmap. exfat-fs reads and uses the allocation bitmap without checking
this. The problem is that if the start cluster of the allocation bitmap
is 6, cluster 6 can be allocated when creating a directory with mkdir.
exfat zeros out this cluster in exfat_mkdir, which can delete existing
entries. This can reallocate the allocated entries. In addition,
the allocation bitmap is also zeroed out, so cluster 6 can be reallocated.
This patch adds exfat_test_bitmap_range to validate that clusters used for
the allocation bitmap are correctly marked as in-use.
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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: validate cluster allocation bits of the allocation bitmap syzbot created an exfat image with cluster bits not set for the allocation bitmap. exfat-fs reads and uses the allocation bitmap without checking this. The problem is that if the start cluster of the allocation bitmap is 6, cluster 6 can be allocated when creating a directory with mkdir. exfat zeros out this cluster in exfat_mkdir, which can delete existing entries. This can reallocate the allocated entries. In addition, the allocation bitmap is also zeroed out, so cluster 6 can be reallocated. This patch adds exfat_test_bitmap_range to validate that clusters used for the allocation bitmap are correctly marked as in-use. | |
| Title | exfat: validate cluster allocation bits of the allocation bitmap | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-12-08T00:46:32.659Z
Updated: 2025-12-08T00:46:32.659Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.185Z
Link: CVE-2025-40307
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-08T01:16:02.950
Modified: 2025-12-08T18:26:19.900
Link: CVE-2025-40307
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