isofs: validate Rock Ridge CE continuation extent against volume size
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: isofs: validate Rock Ridge CE continuation extent against volume size rock_continue() reads rs->cont_extent verbatim from the Rock Ridge CE record and passes it to sb_bread() without checking that the block number is within the mounted ISO 9660 volume. commit e595447e177b ("[PATCH] rock.c: handle corrupted directories") added cont_offset and cont_size rejection for the CE continuation but did not validate the extent block number itself. commit f54e18f1b831 ("isofs: Fix infinite looping over CE entries") later capped the CE chain length at RR_MAX_CE_ENTRIES = 32 but again left the block number unchecked. With a crafted ISO mounted via udisks2 (desktop optical auto-mount) or via CAP_SYS_ADMIN mount, rs->cont_extent can therefore point at an out-of-range block or at blocks belonging to an adjacent filesystem on the same block device. sb_bread() on an out-of-range block returns NULL cleanly via the block layer EIO path, so there is no memory-safety violation. For in-range reads of adjacent- filesystem data, the CE buffer is parsed as Rock Ridge records and only the text of SL sub-records reaches userspace through readlink(), which makes the info-leak channel narrow and difficult to exploit; still, rejecting the malformed CE outright matches the rejection shape already present in the same function for cont_offset and cont_size. Add an ISOFS_SB(sb)->s_nzones bounds check to rock_continue() next to the existing offset/size rejection, printing the same corrupted-directory-entry notice.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.32.66 to before 2.6.33; 3.2.67 to before 3.3; 3.4.107 to before 3.5; 3.10.64 to before 3.11; 3.12.36 to before 3.13; 3.14.28 to before 3.15; 3.17.8 to before 3.18; 3.18.2 to before 3.19 | 2.6.33, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.18, 3.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.32.66 to before 2.6.33; 3.2.67 to before 3.3; 3.4.107 to before 3.5; 3.10.64 to before 3.11; 3.12.36 to before 3.13; 3.14.28 to before 3.15; 3.17.8 to before 3.18; 3.18.2 to before 3.19 Fixed in 2.6.33, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.18, 3.19 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.32.66 to before 2.6.33; 3.2.67 to before 3.3; 3.4.107 to before 3.5; 3.10.64 to before 3.11; 3.12.36 to before 3.13; 3.14.28 to before 3.15; 3.17.8 to before 3.18; 3.18.2 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.32.66 to before 2.6.33; 3.2.67 to before 3.3; 3.4.107 to before 3.5; 3.10.64 to before 3.11; 3.12.36 to before 3.13; 3.14.28 to before 3.15; 3.17.8 to before 3.18; 3.18.2 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 2.6.33, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.18, 3.19
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:49211 Released 2026-07-31 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.42.1.el10_2 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49211 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46303
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phcq-c45r-9f84
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8356fb821016797f5677cbeee5ddc0d32a95b4be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d582e12378bc1637f337622feef762f53c43fd57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf1bc673c587f5ef7e9c09b94aea7c5a7847d4d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9b37c8b73f6368e4750e5ccb0632c380b43c6e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b36fa081f38ab397c7697f9d539211b51a0cfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69da8eeab74b4f4505024c38a17bce060fe7df8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef048470c90bc8c1b8318bb2ce329da9ef64b9fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36d990f591320e9dd379ab30063ebfe91d47e1f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46303 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46303 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phcq-c45r-9f84 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46303 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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