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

erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing dirents

Currently we already have boundary-checks for nameoffs, but the trailing
dirents are special since the namelens are calculated with strnlen()
with unchecked nameoffs.

If a crafted EROFS has a trailing dirent with nameoff >= maxsize,
maxsize - nameoff can underflow, causing strnlen() to read past the
directory block.

nameoff0 should also be verified to be a multiple of
`sizeof(struct erofs_dirent)` as well [1].

[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260416063511.3173774-1-hsiangkao%40linux.alibaba.com

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Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-126

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Weaknesses CWE-805
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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Wed, 27 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing dirents Currently we already have boundary-checks for nameoffs, but the trailing dirents are special since the namelens are calculated with strnlen() with unchecked nameoffs. If a crafted EROFS has a trailing dirent with nameoff >= maxsize, maxsize - nameoff can underflow, causing strnlen() to read past the directory block. nameoff0 should also be verified to be a multiple of `sizeof(struct erofs_dirent)` as well [1]. [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260416063511.3173774-1-hsiangkao%40linux.alibaba.com
Title erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing dirents
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T12:58:11.916Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.096Z

Link: CVE-2026-46078

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:29.143

Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:03.013

Link: CVE-2026-46078

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-46078 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T06:15:10Z

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