GSD-2021-1000203 hfsplus: prevent corruption in shrinking truncate

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A corruption issue in the HFS+ filesystem truncate operation can lead to data modification, requiring a kernel patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
None listed

What is GSD-2021-1000203?

GSD-2021-1000203 is a vulnerability in Kernel, published on 31 May 2021.

Official description

hfsplus: prevent corruption in shrinking truncate

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.5 by commit 97314e45aa1223a42d60256a62c5d9af54baf446, it was introduced in version v4.19 by commit 31651c607151f1034cfb57e5a78678bea54c362b. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2021-1000203?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2021-1000203?

No fix has been published for GSD-2021-1000203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is GSD-2021-1000203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2021-1000203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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