{"id":"CVE-2025-71266","revision":"000cb285bfbd49eab96ca1fecd008874","records":[{"revision":"000cb285bfbd49eab96ca1fecd008874","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-71266","aliases":[],"title":"fs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop\n\nWe found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a\nDenial-of-Service (DoS) condition.\n\nA malformed dentry in the ntfs3 filesystem can cause the kernel to hang\nduring the lookup operations. By setting the HAS_SUB_NODE flag in an\nINDEX_ENTRY within a directory's INDEX_ALLOCATION block and manipulating the\nVCN pointer, an attacker can cause the indx_find() function to repeatedly\nread the same block, allocating 4 KB of memory each time. The kernel lacks\nVCN loop detection and depth limits, causing memory exhaustion and an OOM\ncrash.\n\nThis patch adds a return value check for fnd_push() to prevent a memory\nexhaustion vulnerability caused by infinite loops. When the index exceeds the\nsize of the fnd->nodes array, fnd_push() returns -EINVAL. The indx_find()\nfunction checks this return value and stops processing, preventing further\nmemory allocation.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-03-18T10:05:02.997+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T01:11:20.615+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"fs/ntfs3/index.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"14c3188afbedfd5178bbabb8002487ea14b37b56\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                          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\"6.12.75\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.16\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.19.6\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.19.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.0\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                    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