Description
NILFS utilities through 2.3.0, fixed in commit 26efb5d, nilfs_sb_is_valid() function fails to validate s_log_block_size field in NILFS2 superblock before bit-shift operations. Attackers supplying crafted NILFS2 images trigger undefined behavior through oversized shifts or out-of-memory conditions, crashing tools like nilfs-tune and dumpseg.
Published: 2026-06-18
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nilfs-dev
Nilfs-dev nilfs-utils
Vendors & Products Nilfs-dev
Nilfs-dev nilfs-utils

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description NILFS utilities through 2.3.0, fixed in commit 26efb5d, nilfs_sb_is_valid() function fails to validate s_log_block_size field in NILFS2 superblock before bit-shift operations. Attackers supplying crafted NILFS2 images trigger undefined behavior through oversized shifts or out-of-memory conditions, crashing tools like nilfs-tune and dumpseg.
Title NILFS utilities - Undefined Behavior and Out-of-Memory via Unvalidated s_log_block_size
Weaknesses CWE-1284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Nilfs-dev Nilfs-utils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-18T18:58:04.938Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T19:44:10.203Z

Link: CVE-2026-55392

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-18T18:53:56.044Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-18T18:00:12Z

Links: CVE-2026-55392 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-20T22:55:50Z

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