CVE-2026-90203
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Squashfs: check block offset is not negative If a negative offset is read off disk (for example the offset into the decompressed fragment block), this will cause squashfs_copy_data() to perform an out of bounds access. Fix by checking if offset is negative, and returning 0. This matches existing behaviour where an offset beyond the block returns 0 bytes copied. To trigger this out of bounds access requires a crafted Squashfs filesystem and CAP_SYS_ADMIN to mount it. Unprivileged users will not be able to mount such a filesystem, but once mounted, an unprivileged user can trigger the out of bounds access by reading the crafted file with the negative offset.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2f0cb66c909ea2312cdef465165bb9a3ba2d84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95dadf366c117dcdca78a570e6832071deab1ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b169185d5c672b989985c6c2e38cafab2548ba88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb2218eb072b0a15dc063929200183bd23c2344
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a126fca820ae74872da28de68dc74d4595dc4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0a3729d464fcf516416a41cf304c0c92126ee03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e300eb5002925b29be803d2661af07266cfa267e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4afd90bc7bf3dd477970c6c42bdd29ad3fda7fe