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4Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Squashfs: check metadata block offset is within range Syzkaller reports a "general protection fault in squashfs_copy_data" This is ultimately caused by a corrupted index look-up table, which produces a negative metadata block offset. This is subsequently passed to squashfs_copy_data (via squashfs_read_metadata) where the negative offset causes an out of bounds access. The fix is to check that the offset is within range in squashfs_read_metadata. This will trap this and other cases.
Analysis
A metadata validation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Squashfs filesystem implementation allows out-of-bounds memory access when processing corrupted or malicious filesystem images. Specifically, a negative metadata block offset derived from a corrupted index lookup table is passed to squashfs_copy_data without bounds checking, causing a general protection fault. …
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Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | vulnerable | 5.10.223-1 | - |
| bullseye (security) | vulnerable | 5.10.251-1 | - |
| bookworm | vulnerable | 6.1.159-1 | - |
| bookworm (security) | vulnerable | 6.1.164-1 | - |
| trixie | vulnerable | 6.12.73-1 | - |
| trixie (security) | vulnerable | 6.12.74-2 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 6.19.8-1 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 6.19.8-1 | - |
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EUVD-2026-15388