CVE-2026-68433

libceph: bound get_version reply decode to front len

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: bound get_version reply decode to front len handle_get_version_reply() uses msg->front_alloc_len as the decode boundary for MON_GET_VERSION_REPLY. That is the size of the reused reply buffer, not the number of bytes actually received. A truncated reply can therefore pass ceph_decode_need() and decode the second u64 from stale tail bytes left in the buffer by an earlier message, causing an uninitialized memory read. Use msg->front.iov_len as the receive-side decode boundary, matching other libceph reply handlers and limiting decoding to the bytes that were actually read from the wire.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.16513a8243d67f8e8d27f2883bd2f18bc87c7ca376
Vendor states this is fixed in 0d934c934ec746d53fc7e4f53239792647bbae63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1307028f082756bf453e1889aee9983d30643a4b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 340e0386aa39da181015bee38f309018c335ce16 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4e7ebfaa0d14cf50e44041bfde38070d6dbc019f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 72a35070fcefa229b1b031aa7482ad3788e18f07 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d3c32939fa0e3ee9b883b9a0fd1972c5c444e3d0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d60de8253c85a02d0e6194b0735e7a562981a04c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f6cbf6878f3a1503c872ba8f1e69a58ee68d8b2e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.265 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

8.6HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-125

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