Google: sys-kernel/cchost-kernel-6_12, sys-kernel/csql-kernel-6_6: security update to 19216.220.72

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 472467

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop triggered
by zero-sized ATTR_LIST We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a Denial-
of-Service (DoS) condition. A malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an ATTR_LIST attribute
indicates a zero data size while the driver allocates memory for it. When ntfs_load_attr_list() processes
a resident ATTR_LIST with data_size set to zero, it still allocates memory because of al_aligned(0). This
creates an inconsistent state where ni->attr_list.size is zero, but ni->attr_list.le is non-null. This
causes ni_enum_attr_ex to incorrectly assume that no attribute list exists and enumerates only the primary
MFT record. When it finds ATTR_LIST, the code reloads it and restarts the enumeration, repeating
indefinitely. The mount operation never completes, hanging the kernel thread. This patch adds validation
to ensure that data_size is non-zero before memory allocation. When a zero-sized ATTR_LIST is detected,
the function returns -EINVAL, preventing a DoS vulnerability. (CVE-2025-71267)

Solution

Update the sys-kernel/cchost-kernel-6_12 library and its related packages to version 19216.220.72 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-125.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 472467

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/3/2026

Updated: 10/3/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.76

Vendor

Vendor Severity: LOW

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-71267

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71267