CVE-2026-72107 (GCVE-0-2026-72107)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-15 05:52
Modified
2026-08-17 05:40
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector dm-era tracks writes in target-relative blocks, but era_map() calculates the writeset block before applying the target offset. Tables with a non-zero start sector can therefore pass an absolute mapped-device block to metadata_current_marked(). If the absolute block is beyond the current writeset size, writeset_marked() tests past the end of the in-core bitset. KASAN reports this as a vmalloc-out-of-bounds access. Apply the target offset before calculating the era block so writeset lookups use the target-relative block number.
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          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector\n\ndm-era tracks writes in target-relative blocks, but era_map() calculates\nthe writeset block before applying the target offset.  Tables with a\nnon-zero start sector can therefore pass an absolute mapped-device block\nto metadata_current_marked().\n\nIf the absolute block is beyond the current writeset size,\nwriteset_marked() tests past the end of the in-core bitset.  KASAN reports\nthis as a vmalloc-out-of-bounds access.\n\nApply the target offset before calculating the era block so writeset\nlookups use the target-relative block number."
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              "value": "AV:N - The bug is hit in era_map() on write bios submitted to a dm-era device; on storage servers that expose dm-era-backed LUNs via iSCSI or NVMe-oF, a remote initiator\u0027s SCSI/NVMe writes traverse the network stack into dm_submit_bio() and reach the flawed writeset lookup without local shell access.\nAC:L - Once a dm-era table uses a non-zero start sector (common when mapping a partition offset), any single write I/O deterministically passes an out-of-range block index to writeset_marked()/test_bit(); no race, special heap layout, or victim state beyond that configuration is required.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires only write access to the dm-era-backed block device (filesystem, raw /dev/dm-* node, or authenticated iSCSI/NVMe-oF initiator credentials); loading the dm table needs CAP_SYS_ADMIN, but triggering the OOB read does not\u2014unprivileged local users or remote storage clients with write permission suffice.\nUI:N - Triggering the flaw requires only the attacker\u0027s own write I/O to the dm-era volume; no victim must mount a filesystem, open a file, click a link, or perform any separate interactive action beyond routine storage writes.\nS:U - The vmalloc out-of-bounds read and any resulting kernel oops or privilege escalation occur entirely within the host kernel\u0027s device-mapper/storage subsystem on the same machine; this is not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or other cross-security-authority boundary violation.\nC:H - writeset_marked() calls test_bit() with an attacker-influenced block index derived from the write offset; when the absolute block exceeds the writeset size this is a vmalloc out-of-bounds read that can disclose adjacent kernel heap memory, matching CNA guidance for OOB reads.\nI:H - Kernel vmalloc out-of-bounds access via test_bit() is memory corruption in a privileged context; disclosed adjacent heap contents can be used to craft follow-on arbitrary-write or control-flow hijack primitives, so integrity impact is rated High when uncertain between Low and High.\nA:H - KASAN reports this as vmalloc-out-of-bounds, and reading past the vzalloc\u0027d bitset can fault on unmapped pages or provoke a kernel oops/panic, causing immediate denial of service on storage nodes processing writes through dm-era."
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