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CVE-2026-43071 CRITICAL

Published: 2026-05-05 | Last Modified: 2026-09-08 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dcache: Limit the minimal number of bucket to two There is an OOB read problem on dentry_hashtable when user sets 'dhash_entries=1': BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff888b30b774b0 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI RIP: 0010:__d_lookup+0x56/0x120 Call Trace: d_lookup.cold+0x16/0x5d lookup_dcache+0x27/0xf0 lookup_one_qstr_excl+0x2a/0x180 start_dirop+0x55/0xa0 simple_start_creating+0x8d/0xa0 debugfs_start_creating+0x8c/0x180 debugfs_create_dir+0x1d/0x1c0 pinctrl_init+0x6d/0x140 do_one_initcall+0x6d/0x3d0 kernel_init_freeable+0x39f/0x460 kernel_init+0x2a/0x260 There will be only one bucket in dentry_hashtable when dhash_entries is set as one, and d_hash_shift is calculated as 32 by dcache_init(). Then, following process will access more than one buckets(which memory region is not allocated) in dentry_hashtable: d_lookup b = d_hash(hash) dentry_hashtable + ((u32)hashlen >> d_hash_shift) // The C standard defines the behavior of right shift amounts // exceeding the bit width of the operand as undefined. The // result of '(u32)hashlen >> d_hash_shift' becomes 'hashlen', // so 'b' will point to an unallocated memory region. hlist_bl_for_each_entry_rcu(b) hlist_bl_first_rcu(head) h->first // read OOB! Fix it by limiting the minimal number of dentry_hashtable bucket to two, so that 'd_hash_shift' won't exceeds the bit width of type u32.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a5907800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d235740a7c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a5906480> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d235740b000> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d235740b380> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d242a8c8b40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a5907400> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb86800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d239fbdc980> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23af2d23c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 3.17 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a53100c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 3.17 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d239fb7d8c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 3.17 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d239fb7f440> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 3.17 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb6ba00> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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