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CVE-2026-99063

dm ioctl: don't let data_start run past the buffer

Published
2026-10-23
Last modified
2026-10-23
CNA
Linux
NVD status
Received

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CVSS v3.1 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS v4.0 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS (listed by CVE.org)
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Not scored
EPSS exploit probability
0.2%
Percentile 10.5%
as of 2026-10-24
CISA KEV
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Not listed

Description

NVD

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.

Affected products and packages

CNA (CVE.org)

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux
affected: 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d … < 98195e822343a656b92e235847ab3e72b1a3f920
affected: 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d … < e5c3f3d8935ecc64c962fb66e6a86dbf79218f61
affected: 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d … < 5680b6fb3054677d4ee65d3baba24b649f1b430e
affected: 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d … < 725b49c689bbb29ef740b0d6b5ea9390baa9a695
affected: 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d … < 9b3fcf519d370df94a56f3b272d9eddffffa5be8
default: unaffected
LinuxLinux
affected: 2.6.25
unaffected: 0 … < 2.6.25
unaffected: 6.6.160 … <= 6.6.*
unaffected: 6.12.113 … <= 6.12.*
unaffected: 6.18.57 … <= 6.18.*
unaffected: 7.2.11 … <= 7.2.*
unaffected: 7.3 … <= *
default: affected

Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)

dm ioctl: don't let data_start run past the buffer

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed in
>= 76c072b48e39e9291fbf02d6c912cf27d65e093d, < 98195e822343a656b92e235847ab3e72b1a3f920; < e5c3f3d8935ecc64c962fb66e6a86dbf79218f61; < 5680b6fb3054677d4ee65d3baba24b649f1b430e; < 725b49c689bbb29ef740b0d6b5ea9390baa9a695; < 9b3fcf519d370df94a56f3b272d9eddffffa5be898195e822343a656b92e235847ab3e72b1a3f920, e5c3f3d8935ecc64c962fb66e6a86dbf79218f61, 5680b6fb3054677d4ee65d3baba24b649f1b430e, 725b49c689bbb29ef740b0d6b5ea9390baa9a695, 9b3fcf519d370df94a56f3b272d9eddffffa5be8
LinuxKernel>= 2.6.25, < 6.6.160; >= 6.7.0, < 6.12.113; >= 6.13.0, < 6.18.57; >= 6.19.0, < 7.2.116.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11

Linux distribution status

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Debian ↗

ReleasePackageStatusFixed version / notes
bookwormlinuxopen not yet assigned
forkylinuxresolved not yet assigned7.2.11-1
sidlinuxresolved not yet assigned7.2.11-1
trixielinuxresolved not yet assigned6.12.113-1

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References (8)