CVE-2026-72159
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: reject non-inline dinodes with i_size and zero i_clusters
On a volume mounted without OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SPARSE_ALLOC, a non-inline regular file with non-zero i_size and zero i_clusters is structurally malformed: the extent map declares no allocated clusters yet the size header claims content exists. Keep rejecting that shape, but express it through a shared predicate so the same invariant is available to normal inode reads and online filecheck.
The same zero-cluster shape is also malformed for non-inline directories. ocfs2 directory growth allocates backing storage before advancing i_size, and ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_el() later walks until ctx->pos reaches i_size_read(inode).
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A forged directory dinode with a huge i_size and no clusters would repeatedly fail on holes while advancing through the claimed size.
Sparse regular files remain exempt: on sparse-alloc volumes, truncate can legitimately grow i_size without allocating clusters. System inodes and inline-data dinodes also retain their separate storage rules.
Mirror the check in ocfs2_filecheck_validate_inode_block() as well. filecheck reports through its own error namespace, so malformed size/cluster state is logged as a filecheck invalid-inode result rather than via ocfs2_error(), but it must not proceed into ocfs2_populate_inode().
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.22%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2174c68f623b74bd8690a4a6a4a52882d8ac3dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c1ef7ce50eb4af0f89038b8aba12396ddb9233
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bfeb436d4be6a2beb56cab344770e93e6b07260
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/416d3e5f8a30ed04fe21ba7dc73c2841c3b56265
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ebc672fab7a76e1e47e0f2fc1ee48118d27fde4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f6756a7b71adec0a41ae68e079a38906d59c6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d837068eefbc2651fe5789bf75a0f945710f7b8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0f938f946f16b772e99cb8c277ab57828e5be4
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocfs2: reject non-inline dinodes with i_size and zero i_clusters\n\nOn a volume mounted without OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SPARSE_ALLOC, a\nnon-inline regular file with non-zero i_size and zero i_clusters is\nstructurally malformed: the extent map declares no allocated clusters yet\nthe size header claims content exists. Keep rejecting that shape, but\nexpress it through a shared predicate so the same invariant is available\nto normal inode reads and online filecheck.\n\nThe same zero-cluster shape is also malformed for non-inline directories. \nocfs2 directory growth allocates backing storage before advancing i_size,\nand ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_el() later walks until ctx->pos reaches\ni_size_read(inode). A forged directory dinode with a huge i_size and no\nclusters would repeatedly fail on holes while advancing through the\nclaimed size.\n\nSparse regular files remain exempt: on sparse-alloc volumes, truncate can\nlegitimately grow i_size without allocating clusters. System inodes and\ninline-data dinodes also retain their separate storage rules.\n\nMirror the check in ocfs2_filecheck_validate_inode_block() as well. \nfilecheck reports through its own error namespace, so malformed\nsize/cluster state is logged as a filecheck invalid-inode result rather\nthan via ocfs2_error(), but it must not proceed into\nocfs2_populate_inode()."
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