Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-80561

CVE-2026-80561

Linux Linux — libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker()

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() decode_locker() in cls_lock_client.c contains three unsafe decode operations that allow a malicious or compromised OSD to trigger slab-out-of-bounds reads: 1. ceph_decode_copy() at the locker_id_t name field has no preceding bounds check. With p == end after ceph_start_decoding() accepts struct_len=0, this reads sizeof(ceph_entity_name) = 9 bytes past the validated buffer boundary. 2. *p += sizeof(struct ceph_timespec) after the locker_info_t header is an unchecked pointer advance. A malicious OSD can position p past end, causing all subsequent _safe checks to pass against a bogus boundary. 3. len = ceph_decode_32(p) has no preceding bounds check, and the immediately following *p += len is uncapped. A malicious OSD can send len=0xffffffff, advancing p gigabytes past end and escaping the decode window entirely. Fix all three by replacing bare operations with their safe variants: ceph_decode_copy -> ceph_decode_copy_safe *p += sizeof(...) -> ceph_decode_skip_n ceph_decode_32(p) -> ceph_decode_32_safe *p += len -> ceph_decode_skip_n A new label is added to return -EINVAL on any bounds violation. -EINVAL is appropriate here: the data received from the OSD is structurally malformed, which is an invalid argument to the decode contract regardless of whether the caller or the wire is at fault. 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) without any further privileges beyond OSD session establishment. [ idryomov: use ceph_decode_skip_string() to skip description, trim changelog ]

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < 1ed45c8d96498725eb54f740172f9068d86739061ed45c8d96498725eb54f740172f9068d8673906CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < 6265103e78f0ee7e2518de9cf938b94bee9700a06265103e78f0ee7e2518de9cf938b94bee9700a0CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < 3c3716dc06a34e4ca7f743f5fcfa07fbc5a110703c3716dc06a34e4ca7f743f5fcfa07fbc5a11070CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < fa4aa86fff0c56799c2e3f51a88879053285f4a9fa4aa86fff0c56799c2e3f51a88879053285f4a9CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < dbfd83f722a78446ec18a476ef7a38e52240b50adbfd83f722a78446ec18a476ef7a38e52240b50aCNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < d1bba38574d095f191557d397d9633f08cd966b1d1bba38574d095f191557d397d9633f08cd966b1CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < 51c8d238fe7236de627ab1a1433694552a90413651c8d238fe7236de627ab1a1433694552a904136CNA
Linuxd4ed4a530562881cc5225050e42d96034f405aae – < 437b6551cfcc235eea1d735a874f9d421f555e17437b6551cfcc235eea1d735a874f9d421f555e17CNA
Linux4.9–CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed45c8d96498725eb54f740172f9068d8673906refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/6265103e78f0ee7e2518de9cf938b94bee9700a0refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3716dc06a34e4ca7f743f5fcfa07fbc5a11070refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/fa4aa86fff0c56799c2e3f51a88879053285f4a9refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/dbfd83f722a78446ec18a476ef7a38e52240b50arefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d1bba38574d095f191557d397d9633f08cd966b1refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/51c8d238fe7236de627ab1a1433694552a904136refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/437b6551cfcc235eea1d735a874f9d421f555e17