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HIGHCVE-2026-43405Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-43405: libceph: Use u32 for non-negative values in ceph_monmap_decode()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: Use u32 for non-negative values in ceph_monmap_decode() This patch fixes unnecessary implicit conversions that change signedness of blob_len and num_mon in ceph_monmap_decode(). Currently blob_len and num_mon are (signed) int variables. They are used to hold values that are always non-negative and get assigned in ceph_decode_32_safe(), which is meant to assign u32 values. Both variables are subsequently used as unsigned values, and the value of num_mon is further assigned to monmap->num_mon, which is of type u32. Therefore, both variables should be of type u32. This is especially relevant for num_mon. If the value read from the incoming message is very large, it is interpreted as a negative value, and the check for num_mon > CEPH_MAX_MON does not catch it. This leads to the attempt to allocate a very large chunk of memory for monmap, which will most likely fail. In this case, an unnecessary attempt to allocate memory is performed, and -ENOMEM is returned instead of -EINVAL.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

008bc6173fd611ad5a40f472bf5f15b92aea0fe405.15.2035f2806684b05bd24d05c091083b8e2517ba8ffac6.1.1676.6.1306.12.786.18.196.19.97.0770444611f047dbfd4517ec0bc1b179d40c2f34686f7060cd638d6eb042e8ed780fb83a59ca0dcb3b268984ae88cb0dcd7a8e8263962c748448e26e8ba0a4df8c563536857dcbf7b4dbd0f2a15f57aceee5588e2bc41acb73f6676c0520420c107cd0140
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < ee5588e2bc41acb73f6676c0520420c107cd0140 (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c) · < 86f7060cd638d6eb042e8ed780fb83a59ca0dcb3 (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c) · < 5f2806684b05bd24d05c091083b8e2517ba8ffac (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c) · < b268984ae88cb0dcd7a8e8263962c748448e26e8 (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c) · < ba0a4df8c563536857dcbf7b4dbd0f2a15f57ace (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c) · < 08bc6173fd611ad5a40f472bf5f15b92aea0fe40 (from a5cbd5fc22d5043a8a76e15d75d031fe24d1f69c)
  • Linux / Linux
    5.11
    Fixed in 0, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H