[PATCH] fs/ntfs3: reject index allocation if $BITMAP is empty but blocks exist
From: Moon Hee Lee
Date: Tue Jul 08 2025 - 19:05:42 EST
Index allocation requires at least one bit in the $BITMAP attribute to
track usage of index entries. If the bitmap is empty while index blocks
are already present, this reflects on-disk corruption.
syzbot triggered this condition using a malformed NTFS image. During a
rename() operation involving a long filename (which spans multiple
index entries), the empty bitmap allowed the name to be added without
valid tracking. Subsequent deletion of the original entry failed with
-ENOENT, due to unexpected index state.
Reject such cases by verifying that the bitmap is not empty when index
blocks exist.
Reported-by: syzbot+b0373017f711c06ada64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b0373017f711c06ada64
Fixes: d99208b91933 ("fs/ntfs3: cancle set bad inode after removing name fails")
Tested-by: syzbot+b0373017f711c06ada64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Moon Hee Lee <moonhee.lee.ca@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs3/index.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/index.c b/fs/ntfs3/index.c
index 1bf2a6593dec..6d1bf890929d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/index.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/index.c
@@ -1508,6 +1508,16 @@ static int indx_add_allocate(struct ntfs_index *indx, struct ntfs_inode *ni,
bmp_size = bmp_size_v = le32_to_cpu(bmp->res.data_size);
}
+ /*
+ * Index blocks exist, but $BITMAP has zero valid bits.
+ * This implies an on-disk corruption and must be rejected.
+ */
+ if (in->name == I30_NAME &&
+ unlikely(bmp_size_v == 0 && indx->alloc_run.count)) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out1;
+ }
+
bit = bmp_size << 3;
}
--
2.43.0