FKIE_CVE-2026-68082

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-08 10:16 - Updated: 2026-08-17 05:18
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix two unsafe bare decodes in decode_lockers() decode_lockers() in cls_lock_client.c contains two bare decode operations that allow a malicious or compromised OSD to trigger slab-out-of-bounds reads: 1. ceph_decode_32(p) at the num_lockers field has no preceding bounds check. ceph_start_decoding() accepts struct_len=0 as valid -- the internal ceph_decode_need(p, end, 0, bad) always passes -- so when an OSD sends struct_len=0, ceph_start_decoding() returns success with p == end. The immediately following bare ceph_decode_32(p) then reads 4 bytes past the validated buffer boundary. The garbage value is passed directly to kzalloc_objs() as the locker count. The sibling function decode_watchers() in osd_client.c already uses ceph_decode_32_safe() after its own ceph_start_decoding() call. decode_lockers() was the only site using the bare variant. 2. ceph_decode_8(p) after the decode_locker() loop has no preceding bounds check. If an OSD crafts num_lockers such that the loop advances p exactly to end, the subsequent bare ceph_decode_8(p) reads one byte past the validated buffer boundary. The result is passed directly into *type, which is used as a lock type discriminator by callers, giving an OSD-controlled one-byte OOB read with direct influence over the lock type field. Fix both by replacing bare operations with their safe variants: ceph_decode_32(p) -> ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end, *num_lockers, err_inval) ceph_decode_8(p) -> ceph_decode_8_safe(p, end, *type, err_free_lockers) The goto targets differ intentionally: err_inval: is a new label returning -EINVAL directly. It is used for the pre-allocation failure path where *lockers is not yet allocated and must not be passed to ceph_free_lockers(). err_free_lockers: is the existing label. It is used for the post-allocation failure path where *lockers is allocated and must be freed. ret is set to -EINVAL before ceph_decode_8_safe() so that err_free_lockers returns the correct error code on bounds violation. Without this, err_free_lockers would return a stale ret value (0 from the successful decode_locker() loop), silently swallowing the error. -EINVAL is correct for both failure paths. The data received from the OSD is structurally malformed. -ENOMEM would misrepresent the failure class to callers and to stable@ backporters triaging error paths. Attacker model: a malicious or compromised OSD in a multi-tenant Ceph deployment can trigger this against any kernel client that issues the lock.get_info class method (e.g. during RBD exclusive lock acquisition). [ idryomov: trim changelog, formatting ]
Impacted products
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/ceph/cls_lock_client.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "a54be593d0b749161b08a1e56189b2cb9114267a",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "d4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "a109a556115271ca7896dcda7b4b7e45e156c227",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "d4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/ceph/cls_lock_client.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.9"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.9",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.1.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nlibceph: fix two unsafe bare decodes in decode_lockers()\n\ndecode_lockers() in cls_lock_client.c contains two bare decode operations\nthat allow a malicious or compromised OSD to trigger slab-out-of-bounds\nreads:\n\n1. ceph_decode_32(p) at the num_lockers field has no preceding bounds\n   check. ceph_start_decoding() accepts struct_len=0 as valid -- the\n   internal ceph_decode_need(p, end, 0, bad) always passes -- so when an\n   OSD sends struct_len=0, ceph_start_decoding() returns success with\n   p == end. The immediately following bare ceph_decode_32(p) then reads\n   4 bytes past the validated buffer boundary. The garbage value is\n   passed directly to kzalloc_objs() as the locker count.\n\n   The sibling function decode_watchers() in osd_client.c already uses\n   ceph_decode_32_safe() after its own ceph_start_decoding() call.\n   decode_lockers() was the only site using the bare variant.\n\n2. ceph_decode_8(p) after the decode_locker() loop has no preceding\n   bounds check. If an OSD crafts num_lockers such that the loop\n   advances p exactly to end, the subsequent bare ceph_decode_8(p) reads\n   one byte past the validated buffer boundary. The result is passed\n   directly into *type, which is used as a lock type discriminator by\n   callers, giving an OSD-controlled one-byte OOB read with direct\n   influence over the lock type field.\n\nFix both by replacing bare operations with their safe variants:\n  ceph_decode_32(p) -\u003e ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end, *num_lockers,\n                                           err_inval)\n  ceph_decode_8(p)  -\u003e ceph_decode_8_safe(p, end, *type,\n                                          err_free_lockers)\n\nThe goto targets differ intentionally:\n  err_inval: is a new label returning -EINVAL directly. It is used for\n  the pre-allocation failure path where *lockers is not yet allocated\n  and must not be passed to ceph_free_lockers().\n\n  err_free_lockers: is the existing label. It is used for the\n  post-allocation failure path where *lockers is allocated and must\n  be freed.\n\nret is set to -EINVAL before ceph_decode_8_safe() so that\nerr_free_lockers returns the correct error code on bounds violation.\nWithout this, err_free_lockers would return a stale ret value (0 from\nthe successful decode_locker() loop), silently swallowing the error.\n\n-EINVAL is correct for both failure paths. The data received from the\nOSD is structurally malformed. -ENOMEM would misrepresent the failure\nclass to callers and to stable@ backporters triaging error paths.\n\nAttacker model: a malicious or compromised OSD in a multi-tenant Ceph\ndeployment can trigger this against any kernel client that issues the\nlock.get_info class method (e.g. during RBD exclusive lock acquisition).\n\n[ idryomov: trim changelog, formatting ]"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-68082",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T05:18:07.353",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:16:55.377",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a109a556115271ca7896dcda7b4b7e45e156c227"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54be593d0b749161b08a1e56189b2cb9114267a"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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