dm ioctl: don't let data_start run past the buffer
struct dm_ioctl has seven bytes of trailing padding, so the smallest
buffer userspace is allowed to ask for, offsetof(struct dm_ioctl, data),
is seven bytes shorter than sizeof(struct dm_ioctl).
get_result_buffer() sets data_start to sizeof(struct dm_ioctl) without
looking at how big the buffer actually is. Ask for the minimum and
data_start ends up seven bytes past the end. Callers add it to
data_size, and ctl_ioctl() copies that much back to userspace:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0xad/0xd0
Read of size 312 at addr ffff8880169e4c00 by task repro-dm/140
ctl_ioctl+0x5e3/0xcb0
dm_ctl_ioctl+0x25/0x40
allocated 305-byte region [ffff8880169e4c00, ffff8880169e4d31)
A DM_LIST_DEVICES with data_size set to 305 is enough to hit it, and the
seven bytes that leak are whatever sat next to the allocation.
Clamp data_start to the buffer size.
Note that this is not a security bug because the out-of-bounds read can
only be triggered by root.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 CWE-200 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm ioctl: don't let data_start run past the buffer struct dm_ioctl has seven bytes of trailing padding, so the smallest buffer userspace is allowed to ask for, offsetof(struct dm_ioctl, data), is seven bytes shorter than sizeof(struct dm_ioctl). get_result_buffer() sets data_start to sizeof(struct dm_ioctl) without looking at how big the buffer actually is. Ask for the minimum and data_start ends up seven bytes past the end. Callers add it to data_size, and ctl_ioctl() copies that much back to userspace: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0xad/0xd0 Read of size 312 at addr ffff8880169e4c00 by task repro-dm/140 ctl_ioctl+0x5e3/0xcb0 dm_ctl_ioctl+0x25/0x40 allocated 305-byte region [ffff8880169e4c00, ffff8880169e4d31) A DM_LIST_DEVICES with data_size set to 305 is enough to hit it, and the seven bytes that leak are whatever sat next to the allocation. Clamp data_start to the buffer size. Note that this is not a security bug because the out-of-bounds read can only be triggered by root. | |
| Title | dm ioctl: don't let data_start run past the buffer | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T12:23:04.655Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.388Z
Link: CVE-2026-99063
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:30.140
Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:30.140
Link: CVE-2026-99063
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-23T16:45:17Z