CVE-2026-46124: isofs: validate block number from NFS file handle in isofs_export_iget

Published May 28, 2026
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Updated

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

isofs: validate block number from NFS file handle in isofsexportiget

isofsfhtodentry() and isofsfhtoparent() pass an attacker- controlled block number (ifid->block or ifid->parentblock) from the NFS file handle to isofsexportiget(), which only rejects block == 0 before calling isofsiget() and ultimately sbbread(). A crafted file handle with fhlen sufficient to pass the check added by commit 0405d4b63d08 ("isofs: Prevent the use of too small fid") can still drive the server to read any in-range block on the backing device as if it were an isodirectoryrecord. That earlier fix was assigned CVE-2025-37780.

sbbread() on an out-of-range block returns NULL cleanly via the EIO path, so there is no memory-safety violation. For in-range reads of adjacent-partition data on the same block device, the unrelated bytes end up in isoinodeinfo fields that reach the NFS client as dentry metadata. The deployment surface (isofs exported over NFS from loop-mounted images) is narrow and requires an authenticated NFS peer, but the malformed-file-handle class is reportable as hardening next to the existing CVE-2025-37780 fix.

Reject block >= ISOFSSB(sb)->snzones in isofsexportiget() so the check covers both isofsfhtodentry() and isofsfhtoparent() call sites with a single line.

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=5.4.293<5.5
Linux Linux kernel>=5.10.237<5.10.258
Linux Linux kernel>=5.15.181<5.15.209
Linux Linux kernel>=6.1.135<6.1.175
Linux Linux kernel>=6.6.88<6.6.140
Linux Linux kernel>=6.12.25<6.12.88
Linux Linux kernel>=6.14.4<6.15
Linux Linux kernel>=6.15.1<6.18.30
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.15
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc7
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1<6.6.141.1-1
6.6.141.1-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.6.141.1-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2025-37780
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Linux kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch 0405d4b63d08
  4. Compensating control

    Restrict NFS access to the isofs-exported service to only authenticated/authorized NFS peers where possible, since the deployment surface is described as involving an authenticated NFS peer and a malformed NFS file handle driving server reads.

Event History

May 28, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:35 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:35 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:16 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 29, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:09 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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