CVE-2025-71266 Affecting kernel-tools-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.1.166-197.305.amzn2023
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- published11 Apr 2026
- disclosed18 Mar 2026
Introduced: 18 Mar 2026
CVE-2025-71266 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools-debuginfo to version 1:6.1.166-197.305.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1544.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-debuginfo package and not the kernel-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: ntfs3: check return value of indx_find to avoid infinite loop
We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition.
A malformed dentry in the ntfs3 filesystem can cause the kernel to hang during the lookup operations. By setting the HAS_SUB_NODE flag in an INDEX_ENTRY within a directory's INDEX_ALLOCATION block and manipulating the VCN pointer, an attacker can cause the indx_find() function to repeatedly read the same block, allocating 4 KB of memory each time. The kernel lacks VCN loop detection and depth limits, causing memory exhaustion and an OOM crash.
This patch adds a return value check for fnd_push() to prevent a memory exhaustion vulnerability caused by infinite loops. When the index exceeds the size of the fnd->nodes array, fnd_push() returns -EINVAL. The indx_find() function checks this return value and stops processing, preventing further memory allocation.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-71266
- 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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e32694be231c1cdb99b7637a657314e88e1a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0ea441f44ce64fa514a415d4a9e6e2b06e7946c