nilfs-tools — security advisory
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.
- Products
- nilfs-tools
- Affected versions
- 2.2.11-1, 2.2.11-2, 2.2.9-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-55392
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:38 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55392
nilfs-tools
Fixed versions: Not specified
nilfs-tools
Fixed versions: Not specified
nilfs-tools
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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