In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/net: fix slab-out...

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring/net: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in io_bundle_nbufs()

sqe->len is __u32 but gets stored into sr->len which is int. When
userspace passes sqe->len values exceeding INT_MAX (e.g. 0xFFFFFFFF),
sr->len overflows to a negative value. This negative value propagates
through the bundle recv/send path:

  1. io_recv(): sel.val = sr->len (ssize_t gets -1)
  2. io_recv_buf_select(): arg.max_len = sel->val (size_t gets
    0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
  3. io_ring_buffers_peek(): buf->len is not clamped because max_len
    is astronomically large
  4. iov[].iov_len = 0xFFFFFFFF flows into io_bundle_nbufs()
  5. io_bundle_nbufs(): min_t(int, 0xFFFFFFFF, ret) yields -1,
    causing ret to increase instead of decrease, creating an
    infinite loop that reads past the allocated iov[] array

This results in a slab-out-of-bounds read in io_bundle_nbufs() from
the kmalloc-64 slab, as nbufs increments past the allocated iovec
entries.

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in io_bundle_nbufs+0x128/0x160
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888100ae05c8 by task exp/145
Call Trace:
io_bundle_nbufs+0x128/0x160
io_recv_finish+0x117/0xe20
io_recv+0x2db/0x1160

Fix this by rejecting negative sr->len values early in both
io_sendmsg_prep() and io_recvmsg_prep(). Since sqe->len is __u32,
any value > INT_MAX indicates overflow and is not a valid length.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory
Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-05-01 15:30:35 UTC
Updated
2026-05-07 03:31:20 UTC
NVD published
2026-05-01

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.01% 2.36%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.1 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

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