CVE-2024-57940 exfat: fix the infinite loop in exfat_readdir()

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Multiple CVEs Address Issues in exFAT File System Two vulnerabilities in the exFAT file system have been identified and addressed. CVE-2024-57940, published on January 21, 2025, fixes an infinite loop in the exfat_readdir() function, while CVE-2025-38692, published on September 4, 2025, adds a cluster chain loop check for directories. 4 sources 41