{"cve":"CVE-2025-71266","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-18T11:16:15.560","modified":"2026-10-15T02:18:25.627","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop\n\nWe found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a\nDenial-of-Service (DoS) condition.\n\nA malformed dentry in the ntfs3 filesystem can cause the kernel to hang\nduring the lookup operations. By setting the HAS_SUB_NODE flag in an\nINDEX_ENTRY within a directory's INDEX_ALLOCATION block and manipulating the\nVCN pointer, an attacker can cause the indx_find() function to repeatedly\nread the same block, allocating 4 KB of memory each time. The kernel lacks\nVCN loop detection and depth limits, causing memory exhaustion and an OOM\ncrash.\n\nThis patch adds a return value check for fnd_push() to prevent a memory\nexhaustion vulnerability caused by infinite loops. When the index exceeds the\nsize of the fnd->nodes array, fnd_push() returns -EINVAL. The indx_find()\nfunction checks this return value and stops processing, preventing further\nmemory allocation.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ad7a1be44479503dbe5c699759861ef5b8bd70c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c3188afbedfd5178bbabb8002487ea14b37b56","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1732053c8a6b360e2d5afb1b34fe9779398b072c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398e768d1accd1f5645492ab996005d7aa84a5b0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435d34719db0e130f6f0c621d67ed524cc1a7d10"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-71266","score":0.00129,"percentile":0.02555,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}