In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop in attr_load_runs_range on inconsistent metadata
We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a
Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition.
A malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an attribute header
indicates an empty run list, while directory entries reference it as
containing actual data. In NTFS, setting evcn=-1 with svcn=0 is a valid way
to represent an empty run list, and run_unpack() correctly handles this by
checking if evcn + 1 equals svcn and returning early without parsing any run
data. However, this creates a problem when there is metadata inconsistency,
where the attribute header claims to be empty (evcn=-1) but the caller
expects to read actual data. When run_unpack() immediately returns success
upon seeing this condition, it leaves the runs_tree uninitialized with
run->runs as a NULL. The calling function attr_load_runs_range() assumes
that a successful return means that the runs were loaded and sets clen to 0,
expecting the next run_lookup_entry() call to succeed. Because runs_tree
remains uninitialized, run_lookup_entry() continues to fail, and the loop
increments vcn by zero (vcn += 0), leading to an infinite loop.
This patch adds a retry counter to detect when run_lookup_entry() fails
consecutively after attr_load_runs_vcn(). If the run is still not found on
the second attempt, it indicates corrupted metadata and returns -EINVAL,
preventing the Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability.
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Configurations
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History
20 May 2026, 19:43
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | CWE-835 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Summary |
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Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3a6e951b9b53dab2ac460a655313cf04c4a10a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b90f16e4bb5607fb35e7802eb67874038da4640 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f07a590616ff5f57f7c041d98e463fad9e9f763 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b61f7eac37a63284774b147f38dd0be6cad43c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89bc96d5abd8a4a8d5d911884ea347efcdf460b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af839013c70a24779f9d1afb1575952009312d38 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b43c45d45f59e7faad48675a50231a210c379b - Patch |
18 Mar 2026, 11:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-18 11:16
Updated : 2026-05-20 19:43
NVD link : CVE-2025-71265
Mitre link : CVE-2025-71265
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71265
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
