Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] ntfs: validate resident index root values on lookup
From: Hyunchul Lee
Date: Mon Jun 08 2026 - 19:58:35 EST
2026년 6월 9일 (화) 오전 12:49, DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@xxxxxxxxx>님이 작성:
>
> Resident $INDEX_ROOT values carry index header fields that callers
> consume after lookup. Some callers already validate parts of the layout
> before walking entries, but those checks are scattered and do not cover
> all root header invariants, such as entries_offset alignment and lower
> bound, index_length, and allocated_size consistency.
>
> The resident root resize paths now keep these header fields consistent
> while the value size changes: ntfs_ir_truncate() lowers
> index.allocated_size before shrinking the resident value, and
> ntfs_ir_reparent() grows the resident value before publishing a larger
> root header. Lookup-time validation can therefore cover these invariants
> without tripping over the driver's own resize paths.
>
> Add $INDEX_ROOT to the minimum resident value size table and validate the
> resident index header fields before returning the attribute from lookup.
> Require 8-byte aligned index header fields, a sane entries_offset, an
> index_length within allocated_size, allocated_size within the resident
> value, and enough entry space for at least an index entry header.
>
> The shared validator already rejects non-resident records for
> resident-only attribute types, including $INDEX_ROOT.
>
> Signed-off-by: DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@xxxxxxxxx>
Looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/ntfs/attrib.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
> index 1254fbe7666e..8f10688a17df 100644
> --- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
> +++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
> @@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ static u32 ntfs_resident_attr_min_value_length(const __le32 type)
> sizeof(__le16) * 1;
> case AT_VOLUME_INFORMATION:
> return sizeof(struct volume_information);
> + case AT_INDEX_ROOT:
> + return sizeof(struct index_root);
> case AT_EA_INFORMATION:
> return sizeof(struct ea_information);
> default:
> @@ -632,6 +634,31 @@ static bool ntfs_volume_name_attr_value_is_valid(const u32 value_length)
> return value_length <= NTFS_MAX_LABEL_LEN * sizeof(__le16);
> }
>
> +static bool ntfs_index_root_attr_value_is_valid(const u8 *value, const u32 value_length)
> +{
> + const struct index_root *ir;
> + u32 index_size;
> + u32 entries_offset;
> + u32 index_length;
> + u32 allocated_size;
> +
> + ir = (const struct index_root *)value;
> + index_size = value_length - offsetof(struct index_root, index);
> + entries_offset = le32_to_cpu(ir->index.entries_offset);
> + index_length = le32_to_cpu(ir->index.index_length);
> + allocated_size = le32_to_cpu(ir->index.allocated_size);
> +
> + if ((entries_offset | index_length | allocated_size) & 7 ||
> + entries_offset < sizeof(struct index_header) ||
> + entries_offset > index_length ||
> + index_length > allocated_size ||
> + allocated_size > index_size ||
> + index_length - entries_offset < sizeof(struct index_entry_header))
> + return false;
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> struct ntfs_resident_attr_value {
> const u8 *data;
> u32 len;
> @@ -705,6 +732,10 @@ static bool ntfs_attr_value_is_valid(struct ntfs_volume *vol,
> if (!ntfs_volume_name_attr_value_is_valid(value.len))
> goto corrupt;
> break;
> + case AT_INDEX_ROOT:
> + if (!ntfs_index_root_attr_value_is_valid(value.data, value.len))
> + goto corrupt;
> + break;
> }
> return true;
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
--
Thanks,
Hyunchul