Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: validate payload size before accessing journal metadata r5c_recovery_analyze_meta_block() and r5l_recovery_verify_data_checksum_for_mb() iterate over payloads in a journal metadata block using on-disk payload size fields without validating them against the remaining space in the metadata block. A corrupted journal contains payload sizes extending beyond the PAGE_SIZE boundary can cause out-of-bounds reads when accessing payload fields or computing offsets. Add bounds validation for each payload type to ensure the full payload fits within meta_size before processing.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3ff7109c66e99dc1b7cddacb5c760849620ef Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33698bd1b2db9764a29df7751533d33967ff5c98 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/406aa86394ead347c47428fb51b6359bdaa2257d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ce72edd113374801045924d4417199963f73a3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cc3ae97e893bf54bbce447f4e9fd2e0b88bff9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a1cf78bd1bbb51b2cc5189b4743056553c1e0e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96c6f01d84b5c67db1bf1cc8591c0b7146826fc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4851d8324fd978ca1ff9ec76a275438f887743 Patch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787CWE-125
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