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Unlike\nreal ISM hardware, which enforces memory region bounds natively, the\nsoftware loopback has no such protection.\n\nA peer-supplied out-of-bounds offset or oversized write would result in\nan OOB write past the allocated kernel buffer. Add an explicit bounds\ncheck before the memcpy to reject such requests with -EINVAL." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The flaw is only reachable via loopback-ISM (intra-OS DIBS), which requires matching local GID and shared kernel; exploitation is through AF_SMC sendmsg after SMC-D handshake, not remote packet handling on a network-facing stack path.\nAC:L - A malicious SMC-D peer can supply crafted CLC dmbe_idx/dmbe_size values and send patterns that drive move_data() with attacker-controlled offset and size; no race or uncontrollable memory layout is required once loopback-ISM is active.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires only an unprivileged local account able to open AF_SMC sockets and complete an SMC-D loopback handshake (no CAP_NET_ADMIN or root); the SMC CLC path performs no authentication beyond standard socket access controls.\nUI:N - No victim user action is needed when a malicious peer initiates an inbound SMC-D connection to a listening service; the attacker can trigger the OOB write by sending SMC-D data after handshake completion.\nS:U - The OOB write corrupts kernel heap memory within the same kernel security authority; successful exploitation yields local privilege escalation, not cross-VM, container-boundary, or IOMMU bypass scope change.\nC:H - An out-of-bounds kernel heap write past the folio-allocated DMB buffer can corrupt adjacent kernel objects and be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory disclosure, not merely a bounded leak or pure crash.\nI:H - The unchecked memcpy() allows controlled out-of-bounds writes beyond the registered DMB allocation, enabling heap corruption and potential arbitrary kernel code execution or control-flow hijacking.\nA:H - Writing past the allocated DMB folio can immediately corrupt critical kernel structures and cause kernel oops, panic, or hang; heap corruption from the OOB write itself constitutes high availability impact." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/dibs/dibs_loopback.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091", "lessThan": "ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091", "lessThan": "b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091", "lessThan": "94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091", "lessThan": "78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/dibs/dibs_loopback.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.10", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.10", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.97", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f" } ], "title": "dibs: loopback: validate offset and size in move_data()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-787", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:42:10.930913Z", "id": "CVE-2026-72018", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T18:42:39.883Z" } } ] } }