Re: [PATCH] fs/ntfs3: prevent uninitialized lcn caused by zero len

[Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com>]

On 2/23/26 09:01, Edward Adam Davis wrote:

> syzbot reported a uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin [1].
>
> Since runs was not touched yet, run_lookup_entry() immediately fails
> and returns false, which makes the value of "*len" 0.
> Simultaneously, the new value and err value are also 0, causing the
> logic in attr_data_get_block_locked() to jump directly to ok, ultimately
> resulting in *lcn being triggered before it is set [1].
>
> In ntfs_iomap_begin(), the check for a 0 value in clen is moved forward
> to before updating lcn to avoid this [1].
>
> [1]
> BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825
>   ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825
>   iomap_iter+0x9b7/0x1540 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
>
> Local variable lcn created at:
>   ntfs_iomap_begin+0x15d/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:786
>
> Fixes: 10d7c95af043 ("fs/ntfs3: add delayed-allocation (delalloc) support")
> Reported-by: syzbot+7be88937363ac7ab7bb0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7be88937363ac7ab7bb0
> Tested-by: syzbot+7be88937363ac7ab7bb0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Edward Adam Davis <eadavis@qq.com>
> ---
>   fs/ntfs3/inode.c | 10 +++++-----
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
> index 6e65066ebcc1..eac421cf98a8 100644
> --- a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
> @@ -822,6 +822,11 @@ static int ntfs_iomap_begin(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length,
>   		return err;
>   	}
>   
> +	if (!clen) {
> +		/* broken file? */
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
>   	if (lcn == EOF_LCN) {
>   		/* request out of file. */
>   		if (flags & IOMAP_REPORT) {
> @@ -855,11 +860,6 @@ static int ntfs_iomap_begin(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length,
>   		return 0;
>   	}
>   
> -	if (!clen) {
> -		/* broken file? */
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
> -
>   	iomap->bdev = inode->i_sb->s_bdev;
>   	iomap->offset = offset;
>   	iomap->length = ((loff_t)clen << cluster_bits) - off;

Hello,

Your patch is applied. Thanks.

Regards,
Konstantin