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CVE-2026-97906
- EPSS 0.21%
- Veröffentlicht 25.09.2026 10:22:31
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 03.10.2026 11:18:08
- Erkennungen
bootconfig: Fix integer overflow in initrd size check
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bootconfig: Fix integer overflow in initrd size check
Sashiko reported that in get_boot_config_from_initrd(), a crafted initrd
with a huge bootconfig size (such as 0xFFFFFFFF) can cause the pointer
arithmetic:
data = ((void *)hdr) - size;
to wrap around on 32-bit systems (or when pointer subtraction overflows).
Because data wraps around, the subsequent bounds check:
if ((unsigned long)data < initrd_start)
evaluates to false, bypassing the check. The kernel then calls
xbc_calc_checksum(data, size), which attempts to read 4GB of memory,
hitting unmapped pages and triggering a fatal kernel page fault during
early boot. Furthermore, on 64-bit systems with an initrd > 4.29 GB, an
unbounded 32-bit size can similarly bypass the initrd_start check.
Fix this by:
1. Ensuring the initrd is at least large enough to contain the bootconfig
footer and verifying hdr is within the initrd bounds.
2. Checking that size does not exceed XBC_DATA_MAX and does not exceed
the available space between initrd_start and hdr before performing
pointer subtraction.Daten sind bereitgestellt durch das CVE Programm von einer CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) (Unstrukturiert).
HerstellerLinux
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Produkt
Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version
de462e5f10718517bacf2f84c8aa2804567ef7df
Version <
4d45bc0f8cdf606d5409b5f64a8a6609f6520c03
Status
affected
Version
de462e5f10718517bacf2f84c8aa2804567ef7df
Version <
8d4343a411eaa182d323ab5b149496416015f27d
Status
affected
Version
de462e5f10718517bacf2f84c8aa2804567ef7df
Version <
bff9a1579e2c9b2a59fdf3793becc9d7bf5ff1a6
Status
affected
Version
de462e5f10718517bacf2f84c8aa2804567ef7df
Version <
7812d6dab0698001e50e8c2f901e17da3eb6f429
Status
affected
Version
32394df25d8e46935b442b429d74b37885c4f092
Status
affected
Version
5.6.14
Version <
5.7
Status
affected
HerstellerLinux
≫
Produkt
Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version
5.7
Status
affected
Version
0
Version <
5.7
Status
unaffected
Version <=
6.12.*
Version
6.12.112
Status
unaffected
Version <=
6.18.*
Version
6.18.53
Status
unaffected
Version <=
7.2.*
Version
7.2.7
Status
unaffected
Version <=
*
Version
7.3-rc3
Status
unaffected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.21% | 0.101 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4343a411eaa182d323ab5b149496416015f27d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bff9a1579e2c9b2a59fdf3793becc9d7bf5ff1a6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7812d6dab0698001e50e8c2f901e17da3eb6f429
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d45bc0f8cdf606d5409b5f64a8a6609f6520c03