fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr
If ntfs_fill_super() wasn't called then sbi->sb will be equal to NULL.
Code should check this ptr before dereferencing. Syzbot hit this issue
via passing wrong mount param as can be seen from log below
Fail log:
ntfs3: Unknown parameter 'iochvrset'
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000003: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f]
CPU: 1 PID: 3589 Comm: syz-executor210 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc3-syzkaller-00016-gb253435746d9 #0
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
put_ntfs+0x1ed/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:463
ntfs_fs_free+0x6a/0xe0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:1363
put_fs_context+0x119/0x7a0 fs/fs_context.c:469
do_new_mount+0x2b4/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3044
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline]
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55328 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr If ntfs_fill_super() wasn't called then sbi->sb will be equal to NULL. Code should check this ptr before dereferencing. Syzbot hit this issue via passing wrong mount param as can be seen from log below Fail log: ntfs3: Unknown parameter 'iochvrset' general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000003: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f] CPU: 1 PID: 3589 Comm: syz-executor210 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc3-syzkaller-00016-gb253435746d9 #0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> put_ntfs+0x1ed/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:463 ntfs_fs_free+0x6a/0xe0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:1363 put_fs_context+0x119/0x7a0 fs/fs_context.c:469 do_new_mount+0x2b4/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3044 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline] |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr If ntfs_fill_super() wasn't called then sbi->sb will be equal to NULL. Code should check this ptr before dereferencing. Syzbot hit this issue via passing wrong mount param as can be seen from log below Fail log: ntfs3: Unknown parameter 'iochvrset' general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000003: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f] CPU: 1 PID: 3589 Comm: syz-executor210 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc3-syzkaller-00016-gb253435746d9 #0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> put_ntfs+0x1ed/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:463 ntfs_fs_free+0x6a/0xe0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:1363 put_fs_context+0x119/0x7a0 fs/fs_context.c:469 do_new_mount+0x2b4/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3044 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline] | |
| Title | fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-18T11:02:06.357Z
Reserved: 2025-06-18T10:57:27.403Z
Link: CVE-2022-50057
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-18T11:15:34.387
Modified: 2025-11-13T18:06:27.410
Link: CVE-2022-50057
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-06-23T08:36:33Z
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