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CVE-2026-6688 affects FatFs R0.16 and earlier and is associated with long filename (LFN) handling in downstream integrations. When LFN support is enabled, the filename returned in fno.fname can be as long as 255 characters. Many downstream wrappers and application callers incorrectly copy fno.fname into smaller fixed-size buffers using unsafe operations such as strcpy or sprintf without validating the destination size. This creates a downstream-caller buffer overflow condition. The issue is not described as a single vulnerable FatFs function performing the overflow itself; rather, FatFs exposes long filename data that downstream code frequently mishandles, making this a recurring integration bug pattern across embedded firmware ecosystems that vendor FatFs.
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A high-severity long filename overflow issue in downstream FatFs callers where fno.fname can exceed fixed-size buffers, often causing memory corruption in wrapper code.
A vulnerability where long filenames can overflow wrapper code commonly built around FatFs, with mitigation dependent on downstream developers.
A FatFs long-filename handling flaw where oversized fno.fname values can overflow fixed-size buffers in downstream callers, especially those using unsafe string-copy or formatting functions.
A vulnerability involving long filenames overflowing wrapper code commonly used around FatFs, causing memory corruption; remediation is largely downstream rather than in FatFs itself.
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