Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: Do not wander off the end of a directory data block This fix adds sanity checks for xfsdir2dataunused and xfsdir2dataentry to ensure that the pointer does not go beyond the valid memory region. Before the patch, the loop...

kernel: xfs: don't walk off the end of a directory data block

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the xfsdir2dataunused and xfsdir2dataentry functions where a lack of proper sanity checks while handling directory data blocks can lead to out-of-bounds memory access. This can result in undefined system behavior or crashes...