[PATCH] ntfs: fix memmove overlap in ntfs_new_attr_flags
From: Hongling Zeng
Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 04:01:07 EST
When the record shrinks while the payload offsets increase (e.g., enabling
compression reduces padding, making arec_size < old_arec_size, but the header
grows by 8 bytes), moving the name first can overwrite the old mapping_pairs
before they are copied. Move mapping_pairs first in this case.
Since mp_ofs is derived from name_ofs, they always change in the same
direction. Checking name_ofs alone is sufficient.
Fixes: fc053f05ca28 ("ntfs: add reparse and ea operations")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Hongling Zeng <zenghongling@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs/ea.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/ea.c b/fs/ntfs/ea.c
index 534f7efaf128..c836d33ab0d3 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/ea.c
@@ -729,15 +729,36 @@ static int ntfs_new_attr_flags(struct ntfs_inode *ni, __le32 fattr)
old_arec_size = le32_to_cpu(a->length);
/*
- * Move payloads before shrinking the record. Otherwise resizing moves
+ * Move payloads before shrinking the record. Otherwise resizing moves
* the following attribute over the old payload before it can be copied.
+ *
+ * When offsets increase, move mapping_pairs first to avoid name
+ * overwriting the start of mapping_pairs.
*/
if (arec_size < old_arec_size) {
- if (a->name_length && name_ofs != old_name_ofs)
- memmove((u8 *)a + name_ofs, (u8 *)a + old_name_ofs,
- a->name_length * sizeof(__le16));
- if (mp_ofs != old_mp_ofs)
- memmove((u8 *)a + mp_ofs, (u8 *)a + old_mp_ofs, mp_size);
+ if (name_ofs > old_name_ofs) {
+ /* Payload offsets increased: move mapping pairs first. */
+ if (mp_ofs != old_mp_ofs)
+ memmove((u8 *)a + mp_ofs,
+ (u8 *)a + old_mp_ofs,
+ mp_size);
+ if (a->name_length && name_ofs != old_name_ofs)
+ memmove((u8 *)a + name_ofs,
+ (u8 *)a + old_name_ofs,
+ a->name_length *
+ sizeof(__le16));
+ } else {
+ /* Payload offsets decreased or unchanged: move name first. */
+ if (a->name_length && name_ofs != old_name_ofs)
+ memmove((u8 *)a + name_ofs,
+ (u8 *)a + old_name_ofs,
+ a->name_length *
+ sizeof(__le16));
+ if (mp_ofs != old_mp_ofs)
+ memmove((u8 *)a + mp_ofs,
+ (u8 *)a + old_mp_ofs,
+ mp_size);
+ }
}
err = ntfs_attr_record_resize(ctx->mrec, a, arec_size);
--
2.25.1