CVE-2026-46023
dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log()
The argument count calculation in create_dirty_log() performs `*args_used = 2 + param_count` before validating against argc. When a user provides a param_count close to UINT_MAX via the device mapper table string, this unsigned addition wraps around to a small value, causing the subsequent `argc < *args_used` check to be bypassed.
The overflowed param_count is then passed as argc to dm_dirty_log_create(), where it can cause out-of-bounds reads on the argv array.
Fix by comparing param_count against argc - 2 before performing the addition, following the same pattern used by parse_features() in the same file. Since argc >= 2 is already guaranteed, the subtraction is safe.
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Weaknesses
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Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e0ae3237584ebef510366c4cb3d5cc7c22b610
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/249c831183fb806c8e3b14c7c4c1d2fb68cf37fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae59b3025609d5a0a39cf5b2b94e2467f6231573
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f6b3281efd44d19110574663bc17a610bc73b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47dad9eea75d33212d3d2cea10e7ed6a1bfc0713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c99a50e0fdc68a5b9b52a94d49452cd3ff02ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17a08791d428885d00e510864283a7b839792368
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c788c6f921b22f9b6c3f316c4a071c05683e7de
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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