In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: fix readdir position truncation on 32-bit kernels
In ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_el(), the directory cookie position is rebuilt with
ctx->pos = (ctx->pos & ~(sb->s_blocksize - 1)) | offset;
`ctx->pos` is loff_t (signed 64-bit), while `sb->s_blocksize` is unsigned long. On 32-bit kernels unsigned long is 32-bit, so the mask
~(sb->s_blocksize - 1)
is computed as a 32-bit unsigned value (e.g. 0xfffff000 for a 4 KiB block size). In the AND expression with the 64-bit `ctx->pos`, that unsigned operand is zero-extended to 64 bits per the usual arithmetic conversions, yielding 0x00000000fffff000. The high 32 bits of `ctx->pos` are silently cleared, even though directory size is allowed to exceed 4 GiB.
When readdir() crosses the 4 GiB boundary on a 32-bit kernel the position is reset back into the first 4 GiB block, making the re-validation path re-enumerate already-returned dirents indefinitely.
This is ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_el(), the extent-list readdir path taken for all non-inline directories, so a directory large enough to cross 4 GiB reaches it.
This is the same class of bug that commit 3dce5bb82c97 ("exfat: Fix bitwise operation having different size") fixed in exfat, and the fix mirrors the equivalent ext4 fix in this series. Cast the operand to loff_t so the mask is 64-bit before the AND:
ctx->pos = (ctx->pos & ~((loff_t)sb->s_blocksize - 1)) | offset;
64-bit kernels are unaffected.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-riscv-7.0Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-riscvUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-hwe-7.0Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux | Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
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