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CVE-2026-46294

Updated on 08 Jun 2026

Severity

7.8 High severity

Details

CVSS score
7.8
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE ID
Links
NISTCIRCLRHELUbuntu

Overview

About vulnerability

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

dm: fix a buffer overflow in ioctl processing

Tony Asleson (using Claude) found a buffer overflow in dm-ioctl in the function retrieve_status:

  1. The code in retrieve_status checks that the output string fits into the output buffer and writes the output string there
  2. Then, the code aligns the “outptr” variable to the next 8-byte boundary: outptr = align_ptr(outptr);
  3. The alignment doesn’t check overflow, so outptr could point past the buffer end
  4. The “for” loop is iterated again, it executes: remaining = len - (outptr - outbuf);
  5. If “outptr” points past “outbuf + len”, the arithmetics wraps around and the variable “remaining” contains unusually high number
  6. With “remaining” being high, the code writes more data past the end of the buffer

Luckily, this bug has no security implications because:

  1. Only root can issue device mapper ioctls
  2. The commonly used libraries that communicate with device mapper (libdevmapper and devicemapper-rs) use buffer size that is aligned to 8 bytes - thus, “outptr = align_ptr(outptr)” can’t overshoot the input buffer and the bug can’t happen accidentally

Details

Affected product:
AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , Amazon Linux 2 ELS , CentOS 6 ELS , CentOS 7 ELS , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , CloudLinux 7 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , Oracle Linux 6 ELS , Oracle Linux 7 ELS , RHEL 7 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
Affected packages:
kernel @ 4.18.0 (+18 more)

Fixes

KernelCare state

Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.

Operating system Status Covered kernels
Amazon Linux 2023 Released
57 kernels
  • 6.1.79-99.164.amzn2023
  • 6.1.84-99.169.amzn2023
  • 6.1.82-99.168.amzn2023
  • 6.1.90-99.173.amzn2023
  • 6.1.87-99.174.amzn2023
  • 6.1.91-99.172.amzn2023
  • 6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023
  • 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023
  • 6.1.102-108.177.amzn2023
  • 6.1.106-116.188.amzn2023
  • 6.1.102-111.182.amzn2023
  • 6.1.79-99.167.amzn2023
  • 6.1.92-99.174.amzn2023
  • 6.1.96-102.177.amzn2023
  • 6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023
  • 6.1.112-122.189.amzn2023
  • 6.1.111-120.187.amzn2023
  • 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023
  • 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023
  • 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023
  • 6.1.127-135.201.amzn2023
  • 6.1.128-136.201.amzn2023
  • 6.1.129-138.220.amzn2023
  • 6.1.130-139.222.amzn2023
  • 6.1.131-143.221.amzn2023
  • 6.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
  • 6.1.134-150.224.amzn2023
  • 6.1.112-124.190.amzn2023
  • 6.1.140-154.222.amzn2023
  • 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023
  • 6.1.134-152.225.amzn2023
  • 6.1.144-170.251.amzn2023
  • 6.1.147-172.266.amzn2023
  • 6.1.148-173.267.amzn2023
  • 6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023
  • 6.1.141-165.249.amzn2023
  • 6.1.141-167.250.amzn2023
  • 6.1.147-172.259.amzn2023
  • 6.1.153-175.280.amzn2023
  • 6.1.155-176.282.amzn2023
  • 6.1.156-177.286.amzn2023
  • 6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023
  • 6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023
  • 6.1.163-186.299.amzn2023
  • 6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
  • 6.1.159-182.297.amzn2023
  • 6.1.161-183.298.amzn2023
  • 6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023
  • 6.1.166-197.305.amzn2023
  • 6.1.168-203.330.amzn2023
  • 6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
  • 6.1.170-210.320.amzn2023
  • 6.1.170-213.321.amzn2023
  • 6.1.172-216.329.amzn2023
  • 6.1.174-217.345.amzn2023
  • 6.1.172-216.339.amzn2023
  • 6.1.170-208.319.amzn2023
Debian 11 Released
37 kernels
  • 5.10.46-5
  • 5.10.70-1
  • 5.10.46-4
  • 5.10.84-1
  • 5.10.92-1
  • 5.10.92-2
  • 5.10.103-1
  • 5.10.106-1
  • 5.10.113-1
  • 5.10.120-1
  • 5.10.127-1
  • 5.10.127-2
  • 5.10.136-1
  • 5.10.140-1
  • 5.10.149-1
  • 5.10.149-2
  • 5.10.158-2
  • 5.10.162-1
  • 5.10.179-1
  • 5.10.179-2
  • 5.10.179-3
  • 5.10.179-5
  • 5.10.191-1
  • 5.10.197-1
  • 5.10.178-3
  • 5.10.205-2
  • 5.10.205-1
  • 5.10.209-2
  • 5.10.216-1
  • 5.10.218-1
  • 5.10.221-1
  • 5.10.223-1
  • 5.10.226-1
  • 5.10.234-1
  • 5.10.237-1
  • 5.10.244-1
  • 5.10.247-1
Debian 11 cloud Released
17 kernels
  • 5.10.113-1
  • 5.10.179-2
  • 5.10.179-3
  • 5.10.179-5
  • 5.10.191-1
  • 5.10.197-1
  • 5.10.205-2
  • 5.10.209-2
  • 5.10.216-1
  • 5.10.218-1
  • 5.10.221-1
  • 5.10.223-1
  • 5.10.226-1
  • 5.10.234-1
  • 5.10.237-1
  • 5.10.244-1
  • 5.10.247-1
Debian 12 Released
40 kernels
  • 6.1.38-1
  • 6.1.38-2
  • 6.1.38-4
  • 6.1.52-1
  • 6.1.55-1
  • 6.1.64-1
  • 6.1.66-1
  • 6.1.69-1
  • 6.1.76-1
  • 6.1.27-1
  • 6.1.67-1
  • 6.1.85-1
  • 6.1.90-1
  • 6.1.94-1
  • 6.1.99-1
  • 6.1.106-3
  • 6.1.112-1
  • 6.1.115-1
  • 6.1.119-1
  • 6.1.123-1
  • 6.1.128-1
  • 6.1.124-1
  • 6.1.129-1
  • 6.1.133-1
  • 6.1.135-1
  • 6.1.137-1
  • 6.1.140-1
  • 6.1.139-1
  • 6.1.147-1
  • 6.1.148-1
  • 6.1.153-1
  • 6.1.158-1
  • 6.1.159-1
  • 6.1.162-1
  • 6.1.164-1
  • 6.1.170-1
  • 6.1.170-3
  • 6.1.172-1
  • 6.1.174-1
  • 6.1.170-2
Debian 13 Released
7 kernels
  • 6.12.85-1
  • 6.12.86-1
  • 6.12.73-1
  • 6.12.63-1
  • 6.12.69-1
  • 6.12.74-1
  • 6.12.74-2
Proxmox VE 7 5.15 Released
47 kernels
  • 5.15.5-1-pve-5.15.5-1
  • 5.15.12-1-pve-5.15.12-2
  • 5.15.12-1-pve-5.15.12-3
  • 5.15.17-1-pve-5.15.17-1
  • 5.15.19-1-pve-5.15.19-1
  • 5.15.19-2-pve-5.15.19-2
  • 5.15.19-2-pve-5.15.19-3
  • 5.15.27-1-pve-5.15.27-1
  • 5.15.30-1-pve-5.15.30-1
  • 5.15.30-2-pve-5.15.30-3
  • 5.15.35-1-pve-5.15.35-1
  • 5.15.35-1-pve-5.15.35-2
  • 5.15.35-1-pve-5.15.35-3
  • 5.15.35-2-pve-5.15.35-4
  • 5.15.35-2-pve-5.15.35-5
  • 5.15.35-3-pve-5.15.35-6
  • 5.15.39-1-pve-5.15.39-1
  • 5.15.39-2-pve-5.15.39-2
  • 5.15.39-3-pve-5.15.39-3
  • 5.15.39-4-pve-5.15.39-4
  • 5.15.7-1-pve-5.15.7-1
  • 5.15.53-1-pve-5.15.53-1
  • 5.15.60-1-pve-5.15.60-1
  • 5.15.60-2-pve-5.15.60-2
  • 5.15.64-1-pve-5.15.64-1
  • 5.15.74-1-pve-5.15.74-1
  • 5.15.83-1-pve-5.15.83-1
  • 5.15.102-1-pve-5.15.102-1
  • 5.15.104-1-pve-5.15.104-1
  • 5.15.104-1-pve-5.15.104-2
  • 5.15.107-1-pve-5.15.107-1
  • 5.15.107-2-pve-5.15.107-2
  • 5.15.85-1-pve-5.15.85-1
  • 5.15.108-1-pve-5.15.108-1
  • 5.15.108-1-pve-5.15.108-2
  • 5.15.116-1-pve-5.15.116-1
  • 5.15.126-1-pve-5.15.126-1
  • 5.15.131-1-pve-5.15.131-1
  • 5.15.131-1-pve-5.15.131-2
  • 5.15.131-2-pve-5.15.131-3
  • 5.15.136-1-pve-5.15.136-1
  • 5.15.111-1-pve-5.15.111-1
  • 5.15.143-1-pve-5.15.143-1
  • 5.15.149-1-pve-5.15.149-1
  • 5.15.152-1-pve-5.15.152-1
  • 5.15.158-1-pve_5.15.158-1
  • 5.15.158-2-pve_5.15.158-2
Ubuntu 20.04 HWE AWS Released
57 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1026.30~20.04.2
  • 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1023.27~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1020.24~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1017.21~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1019.23~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1014.18~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1015.19~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1018.22~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1028.32~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1033.37~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1034.38~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1035.39~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1036.40~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1037.41~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1038.43~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1039.44~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1040.45~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1043.48~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1044.49~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1045.50~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1047.52~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1048.53~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1049.54~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1050.55~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1051.56~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1052.57~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1055.60~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1056.61~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1058.64~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1061.67~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1062.68~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1063.69~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1064.70~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1065.71~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1066.72~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1068.74~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1070.76~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1075.82~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1077.84~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1081.88~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1082.89~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1083.90~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1084.91~20.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 HWE Azure Released
40 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1022.27~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1023.29~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1020.25~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1017.20~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1013.16~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1014.17~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1024.30~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1049.56~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1054.62~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1057.65~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
  • 5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1061.70~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1064.73~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1065.74~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1070.79~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1071.80~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1073.82~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1074.83~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1075.84~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1079.88~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1082.91~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1088.97~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 Released
97 kernels
  • 5.15.0-27.28
  • 5.15.0-33.34
  • 5.15.0-37.39
  • 5.15.0-39.42
  • 5.15.0-25.25
  • 5.15.0-28.29
  • 5.15.0-29.30
  • 5.15.0-30.31
  • 5.15.0-41.44
  • 5.15.0-43.46
  • 5.15.0-46.49
  • 5.15.0-35.36
  • 5.15.0-47.51
  • 5.15.0-48.54
  • 5.15.0-40.43
  • 5.15.0-50.56
  • 5.15.0-52.58
  • 5.15.0-53.59
  • 5.15.0-56.62
  • 5.15.0-54.60
  • 5.15.0-57.63
  • 5.15.0-58.64
  • 5.15.0-60.66
  • 5.15.0-67.74
  • 5.15.0-69.76
  • 5.15.0-70.77
  • 5.15.0-71.78
  • 5.15.0-72.79
  • 5.15.0-68.75
  • 5.15.0-73.80
  • 5.15.0-75.82
  • 5.15.0-76.83
  • 5.15.0-78.85
  • 5.15.0-79.86
  • 5.15.0-82.91
  • 5.15.0-83.92
  • 5.15.0-84.93
  • 5.15.0-86.96
  • 5.15.0-74.81
  • 5.15.0-87.97
  • 5.15.0-88.98
  • 5.15.0-89.99
  • 5.15.0-91.101
  • 5.15.0-92.102
  • 5.15.0-94.104
  • 5.15.0-97.107
  • 5.15.0-100.110
  • 5.15.0-101.111
  • 5.15.0-102.112
  • 5.15.0-105.115
  • 5.15.0-106.116
  • 5.15.0-107.117
  • 5.15.0-112.122
  • 5.15.0-113.123
  • 5.15.0-116.126
  • 5.15.0-117.127
  • 5.15.0-118.128
  • 5.15.0-119.129
  • 5.15.0-121.131
  • 5.15.0-122.132
  • 5.15.0-124.134
  • 5.15.0-125.135
  • 5.15.0-127.137
  • 5.15.0-130.140
  • 5.15.0-126.136
  • 5.15.0-131.141
  • 5.15.0-128.138
  • 5.15.0-133.144
  • 5.15.0-134.145
  • 5.15.0-135.146
  • 5.15.0-136.147
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  • 5.15.0-139.149
  • 5.15.0-140.150
  • 5.15.0-141.151
  • 5.15.0-142.152
  • 5.15.0-143.153
  • 5.15.0-144.157
  • 5.15.0-151.161
  • 5.15.0-152.162
  • 5.15.0-153.163
  • 5.15.0-156.166
  • 5.15.0-157.167
  • 5.15.0-160.170
  • 5.15.0-161.171
  • 5.15.0-163.173
  • 5.15.0-164.174
  • 5.15.0-168.178
  • 5.15.0-170.180
  • 5.15.0-171.181
  • 5.15.0-173.183
  • 5.15.0-174.184
  • 5.15.0-176.186
  • 5.15.0-177.187
  • 5.15.0-179.189
  • 5.15.0-181.191
  • 5.15.0-185.195
Ubuntu 22.04 AWS Released
88 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1005.7
  • 5.15.0-1008.10
  • 5.15.0-1011.14
  • 5.15.0-1013.17
  • 5.15.0-1015.19
  • 5.15.0-1017.21
  • 5.15.0-1009.11
  • 5.15.0-1020.24
  • 5.15.0-1021.25
  • 5.15.0-1022.26
  • 5.15.0-1023.27
  • 5.15.0-1026.30
  • 5.15.0-1004.6
  • 5.15.0-1014.18
  • 5.15.0-1018.22
  • 5.15.0-1024.29
  • 5.15.0-1027.31
  • 5.15.0-1028.32
  • 5.15.0-1030.34
  • 5.15.0-1031.35
  • 5.15.0-1033.37
  • 5.15.0-1034.38
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  • 5.15.0-1036.40
  • 5.15.0-1032.36
  • 5.15.0-1037.41
  • 5.15.0-1038.43
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Ubuntu 22.04 Azure Released
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Ubuntu 24.04 Planned —