CVE-2026-89525
Received
Received - Intake
Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux Kernel UDF Filesystem
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-89525, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-11
Last updated on: 2026-09-11
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
udf: reject VAT indexes equal to the entry count
UDF 1.50 virtual partition mapping uses the VAT as an array of physical
block mappings. s_num_entries stores the number of entries in that array,
not the highest valid index. The valid VAT indexes are therefore below
s_num_entries.
udf_get_pblock_virt15() currently rejects only indexes greater than
s_num_entries. A crafted image can request index s_num_entries, pass the
bounds check, and make the kernel read one entry past the allocated VAT table.
Change the check to reject block >= s_num_entries, so the count is handled as
an exclusive upper bound.
A crafted UDF image reproduced this on origin/master commit
0e35b9b6ec0ffcc5e23cbdec09f5c622ad532b53 with a KASAN slab-out-of-bounds
report in udf_get_pblock_virt15().
Trail of Bits has a reproducer that triggers kernel panic demonstrating the bug, and can share it if needed.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 0e35b9b6ec0ffcc5e23cbdec09f5c622ad532b53 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
