If we somehow attempt to read beyond the directory size, an error
is supposed to be returned.
However, in some cases, read requests do not stop and instead enter
into a loop.
To avoid this, we set the position in the directory to the end.
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/ntfs3/dir.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/dir.c b/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
index 5cf3d9decf64..45e556fd7c54 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static int ntfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
vbo = (u64)bit << index_bits;
if (vbo >= i_size) {
ntfs_inode_err(dir, "Looks like your dir is corrupt");
+ ctx->pos = eod;
err = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}
--
2.34.1
