CVE-2025-71067

ntfs: set dummy blocksize to read boot_block when mounting

CVE-2025-71067 is fixed in 45 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71067, released January 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
10th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: set dummy blocksize to read boot_block when mounting When mounting, sb->s_blocksize is used to read the boot_block without being defined or validated. Set a dummy blocksize before attempting to read the boot_block. The issue can be triggered with the following syz reproducer: mkdirat(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000080)='./file1\x00', 0x0) r4 = openat$nullb(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000040), 0x121403, 0x0) ioctl$FS_IOC_SETFLAGS(r4, 0x40081271, &(0x7f0000000980)=0x4000) mount(&(0x7f0000000140)=@nullb, &(0x7f0000000040)='./cgroup\x00', &(0x7f0000000000)='ntfs3\x00', 0x2208004, 0x0) syz_clone(0x88200200, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0) Here, the ioctl sets the bdev block size to 16384. During mount, get_tree_bdev_flags() calls sb_set_blocksize(sb, block_size(bdev)), but since block_size(bdev) > PAGE_SIZE, sb_set_blocksize() leaves sb->s_blocksize at zero. Later, ntfs_init_from_boot() attempts to read the boot_block while sb->s_blocksize is still zero, which triggers the bug. [almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: changed comment style, added return value handling]

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.168-202.320 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.64-87.122 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.170-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71067 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.69-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71067 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71067 Jan 13, 2026
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681 May 11, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.64-87.122.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1423 Feb 5, 2026

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