CVE-2026-68478
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
memstick: ms_block: reject a card that reports too many blocks
msb_ftl_initialize() computes the zone count from the card block count with no bound:
msb->block_count is a card value. msb_read_boot_blocks() reads number_of_blocks from the card boot page and byte swaps it. free_block_count is a fixed int[MS_MAX_ZONES]. MS_MAX_ZONES is 16, so the valid indices are 0 to 15.
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The init loop above indexes it by zone_count. msb_mark_block_used() and msb_mark_block_unused() index it by pba / MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE, for pba up to block_count - 1. A card may report up to 65535 blocks. A block_count above 8192 (MS_MAX_ZONES * MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE) lets the pba index reach 16. That writes past free_block_count[] and corrupts struct msb_data. A larger count runs the init loop past the end too.
A real Memory Stick has at most 16 zones. So it has at most 8192 blocks. msb_ftl_initialize() now rejects a card that reports more than MS_MAX_ZONES * MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE blocks.
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msb->zone_count = msb->block_count / MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE; ... for (i = 0; i < msb->zone_count; i++) msb->free_block_count[i] = MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE;
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: 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).
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/39151f0708c84221e94cdd6aa070aba5d7cb1c01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f0c7d856c67c9935546d2644f18c0d0131b449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/718178f524b98bc920d74bc771aed823c8b81425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8937b11f1c3896e066c3fb07387ba17bc8c50b8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b9961efe8640f50800811b4a2b2046b3dc2ccc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86666ac4009a252501cc17242582a7ec9ed976e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5db3439ee8d1c165a09a47e984c4ba508c130df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c675ecf6e5ad02722f0019f729d8bb588d502e
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmemstick: ms_block: reject a card that reports too many blocks\n\nmsb_ftl_initialize() computes the zone count from the card block count\nwith no bound:\n\n\tmsb->zone_count = msb->block_count / MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE;\n\t...\n\tfor (i = 0; i < msb->zone_count; i++)\n\t\tmsb->free_block_count[i] = MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE;\n\nmsb->block_count is a card value. msb_read_boot_blocks() reads\nnumber_of_blocks from the card boot page and byte swaps it.\nfree_block_count is a fixed int[MS_MAX_ZONES]. MS_MAX_ZONES is 16, so the\nvalid indices are 0 to 15. The init loop above indexes it by zone_count.\nmsb_mark_block_used() and msb_mark_block_unused() index it by\npba / MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE, for pba up to block_count - 1. A card may report\nup to 65535 blocks. A block_count above 8192 (MS_MAX_ZONES *\nMS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE) lets the pba index reach 16. That writes past\nfree_block_count[] and corrupts struct msb_data. A larger count runs the\ninit loop past the end too.\n\nA real Memory Stick has at most 16 zones. So it has at most 8192 blocks.\nmsb_ftl_initialize() now rejects a card that reports more than\nMS_MAX_ZONES * MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE blocks."
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