In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Squashfs: check block offset is not negative
If a negative offset is read off disk (for example the offset into the
decompressed fragment block), this will cause squashfs_copy_data() to
perform an out of bounds access.
Fix by checking if offset is negative, and returning 0. This matches
existing behaviour where an offset beyond the block returns 0 bytes
copied.
To trigger this out of bounds access requires a crafted Squashfs
filesystem and CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount it. Unprivileged users will not be
able to mount such a filesystem, but once mounted, an unprivileged user
can trigger the out of bounds access by reading the crafted file with the
negative offset.
Squashfs: check block offset is not negative
If a negative offset is read off disk (for example the offset into the
decompressed fragment block), this will cause squashfs_copy_data() to
perform an out of bounds access.
Fix by checking if offset is negative, and returning 0. This matches
existing behaviour where an offset beyond the block returns 0 bytes
copied.
To trigger this out of bounds access requires a crafted Squashfs
filesystem and CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount it. Unprivileged users will not be
able to mount such a filesystem, but once mounted, an unprivileged user
can trigger the out of bounds access by reading the crafted file with the
negative offset.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4817-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4841-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6528-1 | linux security update |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 CWE-190 |
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Squashfs: check block offset is not negative If a negative offset is read off disk (for example the offset into the decompressed fragment block), this will cause squashfs_copy_data() to perform an out of bounds access. Fix by checking if offset is negative, and returning 0. This matches existing behaviour where an offset beyond the block returns 0 bytes copied. To trigger this out of bounds access requires a crafted Squashfs filesystem and CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount it. Unprivileged users will not be able to mount such a filesystem, but once mounted, an unprivileged user can trigger the out of bounds access by reading the crafted file with the negative offset. | |
| Title | Squashfs: check block offset is not negative | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T08:59:39.333Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.792Z
Link: CVE-2026-90203
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:15.320
Modified: 2026-10-19T09:19:10.377
Link: CVE-2026-90203
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-20T01:30:16Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA