Kernel data disclosure via truncated f2fs ACL entry
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Linux Kernel f2fs ACL parsing allows local users to disclose adjacent kernel heap data via a malformed ACL. f2fs_acl_from_disk() reads entry->e_id from ACL_USER or ACL_GROUP records after checking only the aggregate xattr length, so a short-entry slot causes a four-byte slab over-read. Planting the malformed on-disk ACL requires a crafted f2fs image and mount capability or raw block-device access; triggering then requires read access to the inode and can expose sensitive kernel memory or destabilize the system.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Linux Kernel f2fs ACL parsing allows local users to disclose adjacent kernel heap data via a malformed ACL. f2fs_acl_from_disk() reads entry->e_id from ACL_USER or ACL_GROUP records after checking only the aggregate xattr length, so a short-entry slot causes a four-byte slab over-read. Planting the malformed on-disk ACL requires a crafted f2fs image and mount capability or raw block-device access; triggering then requires read access to the inode and can expose sensitive kernel memory or destabilize the system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-63814
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.8
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <1ddf3fd21c4c652f9cab5552515c04a166662306
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <442ca20c54038e2400cf28aaa944cf1de2c8e65d
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <4e2a96ec7236e248e706850568e0a925fd21b588
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <5d8a39649947a4e86c8fbc682d7fc0041b8d109a
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <733cd8474e6d763d75ed96f3f2b98a25480cf2b9
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <aba4f94ac1832c7299c33e1b4fe5f87eef6dc8f1
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <c4810ada31e80cbe4011467c4f3b1e93f94134f3
- Affected versionversion=af48b85b8cd3fbb12c9b6759c16db6d69c0b03da <ff83de56882cb8466184d322abece2589258ca56
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