# CVE-2026-64324: udf: validate free block extents against the partition length

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 4.20, and 5 more
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 934f815345c09c290a9b9a9cfdddc203ec2117e8, fixed in fdd6229d2ae9914c1f25d1041db0f4f312a4fa76; from 22cc7323f090646c8cfb5939e6f15bdc2ed3fd27, fixed in b54aee5652fcd7c23a0904a4623ec462c3edc70c; from 7c4fa9ebfce69619d132fe703dc2e2cf62a13723, fixed in 12af328d2ee8d68e81ba612246d0b54b22d23e1f; from 5cc9745e2ea11aef7d5c9a42bc36f6cd3e1b4cc3, fixed in fb49099206c5c57af28a157249fa7bcb5518f99e; from 56e69e59751d20993f243fb7dd6991c4e522424c, fixed in 9442d75429b0c556292a7454fe888d54259f5240; from 56e69e59751d20993f243fb7dd6991c4e522424c, fixed in 335202ab25b01fdd45889ff25eab70864686dea3; from 56e69e59751d20993f243fb7dd6991c4e522424c, fixed in be87de7789a82a030a4896bc7683415ec9fa6f2b; from 56e69e59751d20993f243fb7dd6991c4e522424c, fixed in 5f0419457f89dce1a3f1c8e62a3adf2f39ab8168; from 5.10.224, fixed in 5.10.261; from 5.15.165, fixed in 5.15.212; from 6.1.105, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.6.46, fixed in 6.6.145; from 4.19.320, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.282, fixed in 5.5; from 6.10.5, fixed in 6.11
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.10.261; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.212; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.96; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.18.39; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: validate free block extents against the partition length udf_free_blocks() checks the logical block number and count against the partition length, but drops the extent offset from that final bound. A crafted extent can pass the guard while logicalBlockNum + offset + count points past the partition, which later indexes past the space bitmap array. A single ftruncate(2) on a file backed by such an extent reliably panics the kernel. This is a local availability issue. On desktop systems where UDisks/polkit allows the active user to mount removable UDF media without CAP_SYS_ADMIN, an unprivileged local user can supply the crafted filesystem and trigger the panic by truncating a writable file on it. Systems that require root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount the image have a higher prerequisite. No confidentiality or integrity impact is claimed: the reproduced primitive is an out-of-bounds read of a bitmap pointer slot followed by a kernel panic. Use the already computed logicalBlockNum + offset + count value for the partition length check. Also make load_block_bitmap() reject an out-of-range block group before indexing s_block_bitmap[], so corrupted callers cannot walk past the flexible array.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 4.20) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd6229d2ae9914c1f25d1041db0f4f312a4fa76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b54aee5652fcd7c23a0904a4623ec462c3edc70c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12af328d2ee8d68e81ba612246d0b54b22d23e1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb49099206c5c57af28a157249fa7bcb5518f99e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9442d75429b0c556292a7454fe888d54259f5240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335202ab25b01fdd45889ff25eab70864686dea3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be87de7789a82a030a4896bc7683415ec9fa6f2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f0419457f89dce1a3f1c8e62a3adf2f39ab8168

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