From: Wahid Khan <wahidzk0091@gmail.com>
To: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>, Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@gmail.com>
Cc: ntfs@lists.linux.dev, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Wahid Khan <wahidzk0091@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/3] ntfs: three fixes for crafted images, found by fuzzing
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 14:44:17 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106091420.2461683-1-wahidzk0091@gmail.com> (raw)
I fuzz the new fs/ntfs driver with mutated images: an image from mkntfs
populated with ntfs-3g (directories, streams, sparse files, long names), a
few bytes changed, then mount, walk the tree and write, under KASAN.
Three problems from that are still present in ntfs-next (e62b384ca).
Each patch has its own trace and the reproduction steps.
1. ntfs: do not read an index block outside $INDEX_ALLOCATION
A directory without a usable $INDEX_ALLOCATION hangs on its first
lookup. The task waits for an mft record lock that it already holds.
It needs one changed byte in a crafted image.
2. ntfs: open the index allocation before reading or writing an index block
NULL pointer dereference in ntfs_ib_write() on link() when the lookup
ended in the index root. This is not the path fixed by 9365c4a1357e.
It needs one changed byte in a crafted image.
3. ntfs: open a named $DATA stream by name when making room in a record
WARN_ON() in ntfs_attr_make_non_resident(). This one does not need a
damaged volume: a file with an alternate data stream and a full mft
record is enough.
All three need an image to be mounted, so a crafted image, not a remote
attacker. I can send the images (about 380 KB each, compressed) if they
are useful.
Wahid Khan (3):
ntfs: do not read an index block outside $INDEX_ALLOCATION
ntfs: open the index allocation before reading or writing an index
block
ntfs: open a named $DATA stream by name when making room in a record
fs/ntfs/attrib.c | 2 +-
fs/ntfs/dir.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
fs/ntfs/index.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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2.53.0
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-06 9:14 Wahid Khan [this message]
2026-11-06 9:14 ` [PATCH 1/3] ntfs: do not read an index block outside $INDEX_ALLOCATION Wahid Khan
2026-11-06 9:14 ` [PATCH 2/3] ntfs: open the index allocation before reading or writing an index block Wahid Khan
2026-11-06 9:14 ` [PATCH 3/3] ntfs: open a named $DATA stream by name when making room in a record Wahid Khan
2026-11-06 12:27 ` [PATCH 0/3] ntfs: three fixes for crafted images, found by fuzzing Namjae Jeon
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