In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
isofs: bound Rock Ridge symlink components to the SL record
get_symlink_chunk() and the SL handling in parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal() walk the variable-length components of a Rock Ridge "SL" (symbolic link) record. Each component is a two-byte header (flags, len) followed by len bytes of text, so it occupies slp->len + 2 bytes. Both loops read slp->len and advance to the next component, and get_symlink_chunk() additionally does memcpy(rpnt, slp->text, slp->len), but neither checks that the component lies within the SL record before dereferencing it.
A crafted SL record whose component declares a len that runs past the record (rr->len) therefore triggers an out-of-bounds read of up to 255 bytes. When the record sits at the tail of its backing buffer - for example a small kmalloc()ed continuation block reached through a CE record - the read crosses the allocation; get_symlink_chunk() then copies the out-of-bounds bytes into the symlink body returned to user space by readlink(), disclosing adjacent kernel memory.
ISO 9660 images are routinely mounted from untrusted removable media - desktop environments auto-mount them (e.g. via udisks2) without CAP_SYS_ADMIN - so the record contents are attacker-controlled.
Reject any component that does not fit in the remaining record bytes before using it. In get_symlink_chunk() return NULL, like the existing output-buffer (plimit) checks, so a malformed record makes readlink() fail with -EIO rather than silently returning a truncated target; in parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal() stop the inode-size walk.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.100-125.179Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12 | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64k | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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