libceph: fix OOB read in decode_watchers() via missing bounds check (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix OOB read in decode_watchers() via missing bounds check ceph_start_decoding() validates that struct_len bytes remain in the buffer after the encoding header, but accepts struct_len=0 as valid: ceph_decode_need(p, end, 0, bad) always passes. When a malicious or compromised OSD sends an obj_list_watch_response_t reply with struct_len=0, ceph_start_decoding() returns success with p == end, leaving zero bytes guaranteed for subsequent reads. The immediately following ceph_decode_32(p) in decode_watchers() has no preceding bounds check. With p == end this is a 4-byte read past the validated buffer boundary. The garbage value is then passed directly to kzalloc_objs() as the watcher count. The sibling function decode_watcher() already uses the safe variants (ceph_decode_copy_safe, ceph_decode_64_safe, ceph_decode_skip_32) after its own ceph_start_decoding() call. decode_watchers() is the only site that uses the bare variant, confirming an oversight. Fix by replacing ceph_decode_32(p) with ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end, *num_watchers, bad), consistent with the established pattern. Attacker model: a malicious or compromised OSD in a multi-tenant Ceph deployment (e.g. cloud) can trigger this against any kernel client that calls CEPH_OSD_OP_LIST_WATCHERS, without any further privileges beyond OSD session establishment. [ idryomov: trim changelog ]
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85479b7d65b4ebcb07fbbe57230976793974ab4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c824e7c75bb4adf19553dd4ea944a5d83096be8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f161be39201eb5f9b1f58fb8f90b8a9cd3931eb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab3eeb68bfc639d74f27256f05546af5c4f787d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59219a6b62d74936963983e5815524c3de8dd79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb8246e5846dbbe34930903a90c7a90dd8e5910b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7130d94846dadbb97b6b7f4d78a3a7bba6e3daa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00ead17c7de137a692edee59f2772e6af687e8eb
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-66472
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-80557
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1372 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1335 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · 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-1232 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1163 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1119 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < 85479b7d65b4ebcb07fbbe57230976793974ab4a ; affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < 1c824e7c75bb4adf19553dd4ea944a5d83096be8 ; affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < f161be39201eb5f9b1f58fb8f90b8a9cd3931eb6 ; affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < eab3eeb68bfc639d74f27256f05546af5c4f787d ; affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < c59219a6b62d74936963983e5815524c3de8dd79 ; affected a4ed38d7a180f184a6e7aedd09db9ca4b1e6a71c < cb8246e5846dbbe34930903a90c7a90dd8e5910b |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.9 ; unaffected 0 < 4.9 ; unaffected 5.10.267 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.218 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.185 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.154 ≤ 6.6.* |
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 |