dcache: Limit the minimal number of bucket to two
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-43071 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-05 16:16:16 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-01 17:17:01 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.000720000 probability, percentile 0.217270000 (date 2026-05-12)
Problem Types: CWE-125
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 9.1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 9.1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 45b06bb5ea96f75ad81d7ef446f832ea6b0026fe git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 426ef05e82ee52c8d0e95fc0808b7383d8352d73 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 ddd57ebce245f9c7e2f6902a6c087d6186d2385d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 755b40903eff563768d4d96fd4ef51ec48adde3b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 5718df131ab78897a9dd1f2e71c3ba732d4392af git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 277cedabb0ab86baae83fa58218be13c6d3e5526 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 99d263d4c5b2f541dfacb5391e22e8c91ea982a6 f08fe8891c3eeb63b73f9f1f6d97aa629c821579 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected d4c96061fddd129778ce8b70fb093aa532f422d0 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected be2378cbffe50ce0161f0fdee914adee98af53dc git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a8be8af18485f9fade90e1743d940252a39eec84 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected b5cf3193759f7cd1cfbeef11f5cf067bbce22e55 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.10.55 3.11 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.12.29 3.13 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.14.19 3.15 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.16.3 3.17 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.17 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 3.17 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.175 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.136 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.83 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.24 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19.14 6.19.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.1 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/755b40903eff563768d4d96fd4ef51ec48adde3b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/426ef05e82ee52c8d0e95fc0808b7383d8352d73 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5718df131ab78897a9dd1f2e71c3ba732d4392af | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/277cedabb0ab86baae83fa58218be13c6d3e5526 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08fe8891c3eeb63b73f9f1f6d97aa629c821579 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd57ebce245f9c7e2f6902a6c087d6186d2385d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b06bb5ea96f75ad81d7ef446f832ea6b0026fe | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.