{
  "finding_id": "DF-0932",
  "guest_uname": "DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul  2 06:02:54 UTC 2026     root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC  x86_64",
  "code_hash": "b9a306d0f9e7f73e4c245b4cc038294a3be6c13dd327ab55b89b5a9764a94a47",
  "tested_at": "2026-07-22T18:10:00Z",
  "verdict": "REPRODUCED",
  "impact": "leak:16",
  "confidence": "certain",
  "reproduce": {
    "build": "./build.sh",
    "run": "./run.sh",
    "expected": "kernel memory/pointer leak; see leak_sample.txt / run.log."
  },
  "kernel_refs": [
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:74",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:75",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:76",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:77",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:78",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:79",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:80",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:81",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.c:82",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1687",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1689",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1705",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1718",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1719",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_subr.c:1723",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs_compr.h:31",
    "sys/vfs/ntfs/ntfs.h:67"
  ],
  "artifacts": [
    {
      "path": "VERDICT.md",
      "type": "verdict",
      "desc": "full narrative: bug, harness, live repro, fix, fix-validation before/after"
    },
    {
      "path": "README.md",
      "type": "readme",
      "desc": "concise reproducer + expected output"
    },
    {
      "path": "harness.c",
      "type": "trigger-source",
      "desc": "deterministic transcription of ntfs_uncompblock on a poisoned/sentinel buffer"
    },
    {
      "path": "craft_img.py",
      "type": "trigger-source",
      "desc": "builds minimal mountable NTFS image with a compressed file whose LZNT1 trigger 02 80 01 FF FF drives pos+boff<0"
    },
    {
      "path": "ntfs_evil.img",
      "type": "trigger-source",
      "desc": "crafted NTFS image (524288 B); compressed file F at MFT record 32"
    },
    {
      "path": "build.sh",
      "type": "build-log",
      "desc": "builds harness (guest) + ntfs_evil.img (host)"
    },
    {
      "path": "run.sh",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "end-to-end: harness + mount + read as root/maxx"
    },
    {
      "path": "build.log",
      "type": "build-log",
      "desc": "host-side craft_img.py output"
    },
    {
      "path": "run.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "live in-kernel leak demonstration: kernel heap bytes returned to root and maxx"
    },
    {
      "path": "harness.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "harness output (variant 1 LEAK CONFIRMED; variant 2 SIGSEGV)"
    },
    {
      "path": "leak_sample.txt",
      "type": "leak-sample",
      "desc": "raw leaked kernel heap bytes across runs (incl. kernel pointers and $UpCase table tail)"
    },
    {
      "path": "baseline_repro.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "baseline (#0) leak bytes (00 70 bd 00 08 ... c0 34 6a 00 08 ...)"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix.diff",
      "type": "suggested-fix",
      "desc": "git-apply-able: reject malformed back-ref with return 0 in ntfs_uncompblock"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix_build.log",
      "type": "build-log",
      "desc": "patched ntfs.ko module build (rc=0) + sha256"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix_run.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "patched read returns EINVAL; before/after comparison"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix_run_maxx.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "patched read as unprivileged maxx: EINVAL, 0 bytes"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix_baseline.log",
      "type": "run-log",
      "desc": "baseline leak bytes (used for before/after)"
    },
    {
      "path": "env.txt",
      "type": "environment",
      "desc": "uname, cc, sysctl vfs.usermount=0, ntfs.ko sha256"
    },
    {
      "path": "manifest.json",
      "type": "verdict",
      "desc": "this file"
    },
    {
      "path": "fix_apply.log",
      "type": "apply-log",
      "desc": "patch --dry-run output proving fix.diff applies cleanly on with-src"
    },
    {
      "path": "../fix_build_combined.log",
      "type": "build-log",
      "desc": "Combined 41-finding kernel build (rc=0, -Werror clean)"
    },
    {
      "path": "../fix_build_summary.txt",
      "type": "build-summary",
      "desc": "Summary of the combined 41-finding kernel build"
    }
  ]
}