ntfs: Fix index_root heap OOB write in ntfs_ir_to_ib()

ntfs_ir_to_ib copies all entries from index_root into a freshly allocated
index_block_size-byte buffer without verifying that the entries fit in the
available space. The entries in index_root may be larger than the usable
entry space in the index block.

This can cause OOB writes past the end of the allocation.

The validator ntfs_index_root_inconsistent() checks that entries are
self-consistent within the IR value, but never cross-checks them against
index_block_size. There is no bounds check in ntfs_ir_to_ib() before the
memcpy.

Fixing this at the sink in ntfs_ir_to_ib() since
ntfs_index_root_inconsistent() validates the logical consistency of
index_root as a structure and a root with large entries is a structurally
valid root. The bug is a size conflict of ntfs_ir_to_ib().
Also, the validator is called once per inode load in
ntfs_read_locked_inode() while ntfs_ir_to_ib() is only called during a
reparent, a check there adds no overhead to the common path.
Moreover, even a future call path that bypasses the validator would still
be protected.

With NULL as first parameter of ntfs_error(), the volume error flag is
never set by this call, so the device name will be absent from the error
message. In any case, that the caller, ntfs_ir_reparent(), prints an error
message that includes the device name on NULL returns.
I think this is the best solution available without adding
'struct super_block *sb' as a parameter to ntfs_ir_to_ib().

This heap out-of-bounds write is triggered by a crafted filesystem image,
which is not in the kernel threat model, anyway, fixing memory errors would
be nice to keep  things secure.

Fixes: 0a8ac0c1fa ("ntfs: update directory operations")
Signed-off-by: Alexandro Calo <alexandro.calo@nozominetworks.com>
Reviewed-by: Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Alexandro Calo 2026-07-17 12:14:51 +02:00 committed by Namjae Jeon
parent 0ab6dc1ac4
commit dc09bf79b7

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@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ static struct index_block *ntfs_ir_to_ib(struct index_root *ir, s64 ib_vcn)
struct index_entry *ie_last;
char *ies_start, *ies_end;
int i;
u32 ib_cap;
ntfs_debug("Entering\n");
@ -1127,6 +1128,16 @@ static struct index_block *ntfs_ir_to_ib(struct index_root *ir, s64 ib_vcn)
* as well, which can never have any data.
*/
i = (char *)ie_last - ies_start + le16_to_cpu(ie_last->length);
/* Entries must fit in the allocated index block */
ib_cap = le32_to_cpu(ib->index.allocated_size) -
le32_to_cpu(ib->index.entries_offset);
if ((u32)i > ib_cap) {
ntfs_error(NULL, "Entries (%d B) exceed IB capacity", i);
kvfree(ib);
return NULL;
}
memcpy(ntfs_ie_get_first(&ib->index), ies_start, i);
ib->index.flags = ir->index.flags;