ceph: fix pre-auth out-of-bounds read on snaptrace in ceph_handle_caps()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-68160
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-10 13:20:02 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 21:17:56 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix pre-auth out-of-bounds read on snaptrace in ceph_handle_caps() ceph_handle_caps() reads snap_trace_len from the wire-format ceph_mds_caps header and uses it unconditionally to build a fake end pointer (snaptrace + snaptrace_len) that is later handed to ceph_update_snap_trace() in the CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT case: snaptrace = h + 1; snaptrace_len = le32_to_cpu(h->snap_trace_len); p = snaptrace + snaptrace_len; ... case CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT: if (snaptrace_len) { ... if (ceph_update_snap_trace(mdsc, snaptrace, snaptrace + snaptrace_len, false, &realm)) { ... } ceph_update_snap_trace() then decodes a struct ceph_mds_snap_realm from snaptrace using ceph_decode_need(&p, e, sizeof(*ri), bad) with the attacker-supplied fake end e == snaptrace + snaptrace_len. With snaptrace_len == 0xFFFFFFFF the bound check is trivially satisfied, ri = p reads sizeof(struct ceph_mds_snap_realm) past the legitimate msg->front buffer, and ri->num_snaps / ri->num_prior_parent_snaps then drive further out-of-bounds reads of the encoded snap arrays. The eleven msg_version >= 2 .. msg_version >= 12 decoder blocks above the op switch each catch this OOB through their ceph_decode_*_safe() / ceph_decode_need() helpers, but they sit behind a hdr.version-gated if, so a malicious or compromised MDS that sets msg->hdr.version = 1 reaches the IMPORT path with no version-gated decoder having validated snap_trace_len. The shape has been present since ceph_handle_caps() was introduced. Validate snap_trace_len against the message front buffer before consuming it, using the canonical ceph_decode_need() / ceph_has_room() helper. The helper bounds the length with subtraction (n <= end - p, guarded by end >= p) rather than pointer addition, so it is wrap-safe for the attacker-controlled u32 length on 32-bit builds where p + snap_trace_len could overflow the address space. This matches the rest of the ceph decode path (e.g. the pool_ns_len check a few lines below), and the existing goto bad cleanup already covers this exit path.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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

EPSS: 0.007720000 probability, percentile 0.548970000 (date 2026-10-19)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea f913192fc782288e060dafc329b2346934be34cc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea 0c011137194036424e974677e0f1592e22a33d8c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea cc93f68a31c9b831abf2db8647b5f5b10329d793 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea 9081c71796724ffe96cba253f68fbe42363c5295 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea 03b417afce19ee6b6e61f1bbbbebac924c9f36d1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea a4228b93706fb74a484e6ffb271c1cc2af3a2ddb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea 71893c342a26bcff92eaab0b2b75d64aed19308a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a8599bd821d084d04a3290fffae1071624ec00ea 4dbc71bcaf9a30abf3920a4e2cc4ed33bba78c02 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.34 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.34 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.265 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.148 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dbc71bcaf9a30abf3920a4e2cc4ed33bba78c02 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4228b93706fb74a484e6ffb271c1cc2af3a2ddb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f913192fc782288e060dafc329b2346934be34cc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/71893c342a26bcff92eaab0b2b75d64aed19308a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc93f68a31c9b831abf2db8647b5f5b10329d793 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c011137194036424e974677e0f1592e22a33d8c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9081c71796724ffe96cba253f68fbe42363c5295 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/03b417afce19ee6b6e61f1bbbbebac924c9f36d1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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