From: syzbot <syzbot+8debf4b3f7c7391cd8eb@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: Forwarded: [PATCH] hpfs: add buffer bounds validation in hpfs_bplus_lookup
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:45:32 -0800 [thread overview]
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Subject: [PATCH] hpfs: add buffer bounds validation in hpfs_bplus_lookup
Author: kartikey406@gmail.com
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
When traversing the B+ tree in a corrupted HPFS filesystem, the btree
pointer obtained from GET_BTREE_PTR() may point outside the mapped
buffer's bounds if the on-disk data structures are malformed. This
leads to a use-after-free when accessing btree->u.external[i] as the
memory may have been freed and reallocated.
Additionally, a corrupted n_used_nodes value can cause out-of-bounds
array access when iterating through btree->u.internal[] or
btree->u.external[] arrays.
Add validation to ensure:
1. The btree pointer stays within the mapped buffer boundaries
2. The n_used_nodes value is within reasonable limits
This prevents KASAN-detected use-after-free when processing malicious
HPFS filesystem images.
Reported-by: syzbot+8debf4b3f7c7391cd8eb@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8debf4b3f7c7391cd8eb
---
fs/hpfs/anode.c | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/anode.c b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
index a4f5321eafae..7324ec22941a 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/anode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ secno hpfs_bplus_lookup(struct super_block *s, struct inode *inode,
brelse(bh);
if (!(anode = hpfs_map_anode(s, a, &bh))) return -1;
btree = GET_BTREE_PTR(&anode->btree);
+ if ((void *)btree < (void *)bh->b_data ||
+ (void *)btree + sizeof(*btree) > (void *)bh->b_data + bh->b_size) {
+ hpfs_error(s, "btree pointer out of bounds");
+ brelse(bh);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (btree->n_used_nodes > 60) {
+ hpfs_error(s, "n_used_nodes=%u is suspiciously large", btree->n_used_nodes);
+ brelse(bh);
+ return -1;
+ }
goto go_down;
}
hpfs_error(s, "sector %08x not found in internal anode %08x", sec, a);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-17 3:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-16 21:04 [syzbot] [xfs?] KASAN: use-after-free Read in hpfs_bplus_lookup syzbot
2026-01-17 2:32 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] hpfs: add buffer bounds validation " syzbot
2026-01-17 3:45 ` syzbot [this message]
2026-01-17 4:38 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] hpfs: add debug logging to hpfs_bplus_lookup syzbot
2026-01-17 5:05 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] hpfs: add array bounds validation in hpfs_bplus_lookup syzbot
2026-01-19 6:36 ` [syzbot] [xfs?] KASAN: use-after-free Read " Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-19 8:35 ` Aleksandr Nogikh
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