CVE-2025-40349: hfs: validate record offset in hfsplus_bmap_alloc

Published Dec 16, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hfs: validate record offset in hfsplusbmapalloc

hfsplusbmapalloc can trigger a crash if a record offset or length is larger than nodesize

[ 15.264282] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplusbmapalloc+0x887/0x8b0 [ 15.265192] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881085ca188 by task test/183 [ 15.265949] [ 15.266163] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 183 Comm: test Not tainted 6.17.0-rc2-gc17b750b3ad9 #14 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 15.266165] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 15.266167] Call Trace: [ 15.266168] <TASK> [ 15.266169] dumpstacklvl+0x53/0x70 [ 15.266173] printreport+0xd0/0x660 [ 15.266181] kasanreport+0xce/0x100 [ 15.266185] hfsplusbmapalloc+0x887/0x8b0 [ 15.266208] hfsbtreeincheight.isra.0+0xd5/0x7c0 [ 15.266217] hfsplusbrecinsert+0x870/0xb00 [ 15.266222] hfsplusextwriteextent+0x428/0x570 [ 15.266225] hfsplusextcacheextent+0x5e/0x910 [ 15.266227] hfsplusextreadextent+0x1b2/0x200 [ 15.266233] hfsplusfileextend+0x5a7/0x1000 [ 15.266237] hfsplusgetblock+0x12b/0x8c0 [ 15.266238] blockwritebeginint+0x36b/0x12c0 [ 15.266251] blockwritebegin+0x77/0x110 [ 15.266252] contwritebegin+0x428/0x720 [ 15.266259] hfspluswritebegin+0x51/0x100 [ 15.266262] contwritebegin+0x272/0x720 [ 15.266270] hfspluswritebegin+0x51/0x100 [ 15.266274] genericperformwrite+0x321/0x750 [ 15.266285] genericfilewriteiter+0xc3/0x310 [ 15.266289] kernelwriteiter+0x2fd/0x800 [ 15.266296] dumpuserrange+0x2ea/0x910 [ 15.266301] elfcoredump+0x2a94/0x2ed0 [ 15.266320] vfscoredump+0x1d85/0x45e0 [ 15.266349] getsignal+0x12e3/0x1990 [ 15.266357] archdosignalorrestart+0x89/0x580 [ 15.266362] irqentryexittousermode+0xab/0x110 [ 15.266364] asmexcpagefault+0x26/0x30 [ 15.266366] RIP: 0033:0x41bd35 [ 15.266367] Code: bc d1 f3 0f 7f 27 f3 0f 7f 6f 10 f3 0f 7f 77 20 f3 0f 7f 7f 30 49 83 c0 0f 49 29 d0 48 8d 7c 17 31 e9 9f 0b 00 00 66 0f ef c0 <f3> 0f 6f 0e f3 0f 6f 56 10 66 0f 74 c1 66 0f d7 d0 49 83 f8f [ 15.266369] RSP: 002b:00007ffc9e62d078 EFLAGS: 00010283 [ 15.266371] RAX: 00007ffc9e62d100 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 15.266372] RDX: 00000000000000e0 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00007ffc9e62d100 [ 15.266373] RBP: 0000400000000040 R08: 00000000000000e0 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 15.266374] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 15.266375] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000400000000000 [ 15.266376] </TASK>

When calling hfsplusbmapalloc to allocate a free node, this function first retrieves the bitmap from header node and map node using node->page together with the offset and length from hfsbreclenoff

len = hfsbreclenoff(node, 2, &off16); off = off16;

off += node->pageoffset; pagep = node->page + (off >> PAGESHIFT); data = kmaplocalpage(pagep);

However, if the retrieved offset or length is invalid(i.e. exceeds nodesize), the code may end up accessing pages outside the allocated range for this node.

This patch adds proper validation of both offset and length before use, preventing out-of-bounds page access. Move isbnodeoffsetvalid and checkandcorrectrequestedlength to hfsplusfs.h, as they may be required by other functions.

Affected Software

1 affected component
linux>=6.17.0-rc2-gc17b750b3ad9

Event History

Dec 16, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:30 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverity
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-40349?

CVE-2025-40349 has not been assigned a CVSS score yet, but it can lead to a crash in affected systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-40349?

To fix CVE-2025-40349, update your Linux kernel to the latest version where this vulnerability has been resolved.

3

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2025-40349?

CVE-2025-40349 affects certain versions of the Linux kernel, particularly those with the hfsplus filesystem functionalities.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2025-40349?

The impact of CVE-2025-40349 is that it can cause a crash due to invalid record offset handling in hfsplus_bmap_alloc.

5

Is my system vulnerable to CVE-2025-40349?

Your system may be vulnerable to CVE-2025-40349 if it uses an affected version of the Linux kernel and employs the hfsplus filesystem.

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