[PATCH v3] ntfs: fix VCN overflow in ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress()

From: Zhan Xusheng

Date: Thu Apr 23 2026 - 00:52:46 EST


In ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress(), lowest_vcn is read from
on-disk metadata and used as the initial vcn without validation.
A malformed value can introduce an invalid (e.g. negative) vcn,
corrupting the runlist from the start.

Additionally, the accumulation
vcn += deltaxcn

does not check for s64 overflow. A crafted mapping pairs array
can wrap vcn to a negative value, breaking the monotonically-
increasing invariant relied upon by ntfs_rl_vcn_to_lcn() and
related helpers.

Fix this by validating lowest_vcn and using check_add_overflow()
for vcn accumulation.

Signed-off-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- Use overflows_type() for lowest_vcn validation (Hyunchul)
v2:
- Validate lowest_vcn from on-disk metadata
- Use check_add_overflow() for vcn accumulation
---
fs/ntfs/runlist.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/runlist.c b/fs/ntfs/runlist.c
index b213b4976d2b..be6ca3d374bb 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/runlist.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/runlist.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Jean-Pierre Andre
*/

+#include <linux/overflow.h>
+
#include "ntfs.h"
#include "attrib.h"

@@ -739,6 +741,7 @@ struct runlist_element *ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress(const struct ntfs_volume *
int rlsize; /* Size of runlist buffer. */
u16 rlpos; /* Current runlist position in units of struct runlist_elements. */
u8 b; /* Current byte offset in buf. */
+ u64 lowest_vcn; /* Raw on-disk lowest_vcn. */

#ifdef DEBUG
/* Make sure attr exists and is non-resident. */
@@ -747,8 +750,14 @@ struct runlist_element *ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress(const struct ntfs_volume *
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
}
#endif
+ lowest_vcn = le64_to_cpu(attr->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn);
+ /* Validate lowest_vcn from on-disk metadata to ensure it is sane. */
+ if (overflows_type(lowest_vcn, vcn)) {
+ ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Invalid lowest_vcn in mapping pairs.");
+ goto err_out;
+ }
/* Start at vcn = lowest_vcn and lcn 0. */
- vcn = le64_to_cpu(attr->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn);
+ vcn = lowest_vcn;
lcn = 0;
/* Get start of the mapping pairs array. */
buf = (u8 *)attr +
@@ -823,8 +832,17 @@ struct runlist_element *ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress(const struct ntfs_volume *
* element.
*/
rl[rlpos].length = deltaxcn;
- /* Increment the current vcn by the current run length. */
- vcn += deltaxcn;
+ /*
+ * Increment the current vcn by the current run length.
+ * Guard against s64 overflow from a crafted mapping
+ * pairs array to preserve the monotonically-increasing
+ * vcn invariant.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(check_add_overflow(vcn, deltaxcn, &vcn))) {
+ ntfs_error(vol->sb, "VCN overflow in mapping pairs array.");
+ goto err_out;
+ }
+
/*
* There might be no lcn change at all, as is the case for
* sparse clusters on NTFS 3.0+, in which case we set the lcn
--
2.43.0