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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3ff7109c66e99dc1b7cddacb5c760849620ef Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33698bd1b2db9764a29df7751533d33967ff5c98 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406aa86394ead347c47428fb51b6359bdaa2257d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ce72edd113374801045924d4417199963f73a3 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cc3ae97e893bf54bbce447f4e9fd2e0b88bff9 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a1cf78bd1bbb51b2cc5189b4743056553c1e0e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96c6f01d84b5c67db1bf1cc8591c0b7146826fc Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4851d8324fd978ca1ff9ec76a275438f887743 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 3
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 19:26
- CwesCWE-787 → CWE-787, CWE-125NVD modified 2026-10-19 20:18
- First seenCVSS 7.1 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-15 02:19
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3ff7109c66e99dc1b7cddacb5c760849620ef Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33698bd1b2db9764a29df7751533d33967ff5c98 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406aa86394ead347c47428fb51b6359bdaa2257d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ce72edd113374801045924d4417199963f73a3 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cc3ae97e893bf54bbce447f4e9fd2e0b88bff9 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a1cf78bd1bbb51b2cc5189b4743056553c1e0e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96c6f01d84b5c67db1bf1cc8591c0b7146826fc Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4851d8324fd978ca1ff9ec76a275438f887743 Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html