CVE-2026-63808
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
exfat: fix potential use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry()
In exfat_find_dir_entry(), the buffer_head obtained from exfat_get_dentry() is released with brelse(bh) before the fall-through TYPE_EXTEND branch reads the directory entry through ep (which points into bh->b_data):
After brelse() drops our reference, nothing guarantees that the underlying page backing bh->b_data remains valid for the subsequent exfat_extract_uni_name() read. This is the same pattern fixed in commit fc961522ddbd ("exfat: Fix potential use after free in exfat_load_upcase_table()").
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Move brelse(bh) so it runs after ep is no longer dereferenced on each branch.
Confirmed on QEMU x86_64 with CONFIG_KASAN=y + CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=y + CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y on linux-next, using a crafted exFAT image (long filename with same-hash collisions forcing the TYPE_EXTEND path). With a debug-only invalidate_bdev() inserted between brelse(bh) and the ep read to make the stale-deref window deterministic, the unpatched kernel faults:
With this patch applied, the same instrumented harness completes cleanly under the same sanitizer stack. I have not reproduced a crash on an uninstrumented kernel under ordinary reclaim; the instrumented A/B establishes the lifetime violation and that the patch closes it, not an unaided triggerability claim.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
brelse(bh);
if (entry_type == TYPE_EXTEND) {
...
len = exfat_extract_uni_name(ep, entry_uniname);
...
}
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry+0x133b/0x15a0
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff88801a5fa0c2
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:exfat_find_dir_entry+0x1188/0x15a0CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.53%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 43
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
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).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact60 %
Vector CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin privilegios (T1190). Use-after-free en exFAT permite ejecución de código mediante imagen crafted. Potencial DoS por corrupción de memoria.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
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/06c4e1e9967d332ac33ba38b7819851089ff9359
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5f8ee9917cc2b9076ac533492d8a200edcabb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d101016d5e587f820b3ae2d5bb6770d86342649
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/708b97e792945d3e4653939fd3405d71a61ad065
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0abc17fbd7e305802e84fe98b4950d50f9c433
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adfacfbaeae2cb760f492357cc36b41f84ef7f86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48f413c2815787b8cade2795e194e3c4cd782ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6f1a11cfb808441a43ffae9b476cc135732cd27
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nexfat: fix potential use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry()\n\nIn exfat_find_dir_entry(), the buffer_head obtained from\nexfat_get_dentry() is released with brelse(bh) before the fall-through\nTYPE_EXTEND branch reads the directory entry through ep (which points\ninto bh->b_data):\n\n\tbrelse(bh);\n\tif (entry_type == TYPE_EXTEND) {\n\t\t...\n\t\tlen = exfat_extract_uni_name(ep, entry_uniname);\n\t\t...\n\t}\n\nAfter brelse() drops our reference, nothing guarantees that the\nunderlying page backing bh->b_data remains valid for the subsequent\nexfat_extract_uni_name() read. This is the same pattern fixed in\ncommit fc961522ddbd (\"exfat: Fix potential use after free in\nexfat_load_upcase_table()\").\n\nMove brelse(bh) so it runs after ep is no longer dereferenced on\neach branch.\n\nConfirmed on QEMU x86_64 with CONFIG_KASAN=y + CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=y\n+ CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y on linux-next, using a crafted exFAT image\n(long filename with same-hash collisions forcing the TYPE_EXTEND path).\nWith a debug-only invalidate_bdev() inserted between brelse(bh) and\nthe ep read to make the stale-deref window deterministic, the\nunpatched kernel faults:\n\n BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry+0x133b/0x15a0\n BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff88801a5fa0c2\n Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC KASAN NOPTI\n RIP: 0010:exfat_find_dir_entry+0x1188/0x15a0\n\nWith this patch applied, the same instrumented harness completes\ncleanly under the same sanitizer stack. I have not reproduced a\ncrash on an uninstrumented kernel under ordinary reclaim; the\ninstrumented A/B establishes the lifetime violation and that the\npatch closes it, not an unaided triggerability claim."
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