mm/slab: do not limit zeroing to orig_size when only red zoning is enabled (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.42 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab: do not limit zeroing to orig_size when only red zoning is enabled When init (zeroing) on allocation is requested, for kmalloc() we generally have to zero the full object size even if a smaller size is requested, in order to provide krealloc()'s __GFP_ZERO guarantees. But if we track the requested size, krealloc() uses that information to do the right thing, so we can zero only the requested size. With red zoning also enabled, any extra size became part of the red zone, so it must not be zeroed and thus we must zero only the requested size. However the current check is imprecise, and will trigger also when only SLAB_RED_ZONE is enabled without SLAB_STORE_USER (which enables tracking the requested size). This means enabling red zoning alone can compromise krealloc()'s __GFP_ZERO contract. Fix this by using slub_debug_orig_size() instead, which is the exact check for whether the requested size is tracked. We don't need to care if red zoning is also enabled or not. Also update and expand the comment accordingly.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-665 — Improper Initialization
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6256899c3a34674bba6076884aedbba49fc695e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e706d50fa119eead6376bf0ef973e8d73a96030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2382971aaaef5bf85a651234c64906f59580b8be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d18ccef142f04433dfb2a0c120cf223d2b8a42c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648927ceb84021a25a0fbd5673740956f318d534
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-48912
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-64368
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1287 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1230 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1031 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1028 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.145cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.96cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.39cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.1.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 9ce67395f5a0cdec6ce152d26bfda13b98b25c01 < 6256899c3a34674bba6076884aedbba49fc695e4 ; affected 9ce67395f5a0cdec6ce152d26bfda13b98b25c01 < 7e706d50fa119eead6376bf0ef973e8d73a96030 ; affected 9ce67395f5a0cdec6ce152d26bfda13b98b25c01 < 2382971aaaef5bf85a651234c64906f59580b8be ; affected 9ce67395f5a0cdec6ce152d26bfda13b98b25c01 < 0d18ccef142f04433dfb2a0c120cf223d2b8a42c ; affected 9ce67395f5a0cdec6ce152d26bfda13b98b25c01 < 648927ceb84021a25a0fbd5673740956f318d534 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.2 ; unaffected 0 < 6.2 ; unaffected 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.1.4 ≤ 7.1.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |