Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ocfs2: fix UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds in ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec

[BUG]
On-disk corruption setting l_next_free_rec to 0 in an inode's embedded
extent list triggers a UBSAN panic on the next write to that file.

[CAUSE]
ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec() computes
i = le16_to_cpu(el->l_next_free_rec) - 1
and accesses el->l_recs[i] without validating i. When l_next_free_rec
is 0, i becomes -1; when l_next_free_rec exceeds l_count, i falls
past the end of the array. Either case violates the
__counted_by_le(l_count) annotation on l_recs[] and triggers UBSAN.

[FIX]
Validate the inode's embedded extent list when the inode is read, in
ocfs2_validate_inode_block(): l_count must be non-zero and no larger
than the inode block can hold, and l_next_free_rec must not exceed
l_count. A corrupt list is rejected at read time, before the b-tree
code can index l_recs[] out of bounds.
Published: 2026-08-15
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-129

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds in ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec [BUG] On-disk corruption setting l_next_free_rec to 0 in an inode's embedded extent list triggers a UBSAN panic on the next write to that file. [CAUSE] ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec() computes i = le16_to_cpu(el->l_next_free_rec) - 1 and accesses el->l_recs[i] without validating i. When l_next_free_rec is 0, i becomes -1; when l_next_free_rec exceeds l_count, i falls past the end of the array. Either case violates the __counted_by_le(l_count) annotation on l_recs[] and triggers UBSAN. [FIX] Validate the inode's embedded extent list when the inode is read, in ocfs2_validate_inode_block(): l_count must be non-zero and no larger than the inode block can hold, and l_next_free_rec must not exceed l_count. A corrupt list is rejected at read time, before the b-tree code can index l_recs[] out of bounds.
Title ocfs2: fix UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds in ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:53:30.420Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.909Z

Link: CVE-2026-72162

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:34.117

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:34.117

Link: CVE-2026-72162

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Updated: 2026-08-15T20:00:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-129

    Improper Validation of Array Index