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 472473

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: check return value of
indx_find to avoid infinite loop We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a
Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. A malformed dentry in the ntfs3 filesystem can cause the kernel to hang
during the lookup operations. By setting the HAS_SUB_NODE flag in an INDEX_ENTRY within a directory's
INDEX_ALLOCATION block and manipulating the VCN pointer, an attacker can cause the indx_find() function to
repeatedly read the same block, allocating 4 KB of memory each time. The kernel lacks VCN loop detection
and depth limits, causing memory exhaustion and an OOM crash. This patch adds a return value check for
fnd_push() to prevent a memory exhaustion vulnerability caused by infinite loops. When the index exceeds
the size of the fnd->nodes array, fnd_push() returns -EINVAL. The indx_find() function checks this return
value and stops processing, preventing further memory allocation. (CVE-2025-71266)

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: 472473

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-2025-71266

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-2025-71266