CVE-2026-46064

HIGH

ibmasm: fix heap over-read in ibmasm_send_i2o_message()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmasm: fix heap over-read in ibmasm_send_i2o_message() The ibmasm_send_i2o_message() function uses get_dot_command_size() to compute the byte count for memcpy_toio(), but this value is derived from user-controlled fields in the dot_command_header (command_size: u8, data_size: u16) and is never validated against the actual allocation size. A root user can write a small buffer with inflated header fields, causing memcpy_toio() to read up to ~65 KB past the end of the allocation into adjacent kernel heap, which is then forwarded to the service processor over MMIO. Silently clamping the copy size is not sufficient: if the header fields claim a larger size than the buffer, the SP receives a dot command whose own header is inconsistent with the I2O message length, which can cause the SP to desynchronize. Reject such commands outright by returning failure. Validate command_size before calling get_mfa_inbound() to avoid leaking an I2O message frame: reading INBOUND_QUEUE_PORT dequeues a hardware frame from the controller's free pool, and returning without a corresponding set_mfa_inbound() call would permanently exhaust it. Additionally, clamp command_size to I2O_COMMAND_SIZE before the memcpy_toio() so the MMIO write stays within the I2O message frame, consistent with the clamping already performed by outgoing_message_size() for the header field.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (28)
linux/Kernel 2.6.12 - 5.10.258linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.209linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.175linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.27linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.0.4linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.140linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.86linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 9aad71144fa3682cca3837a06c8623016790e7ec
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 9e8f6c9d4ecddda2f28baa1678340286cff3969c
... and 18 more
Published May 27, 2026
Tracked Since May 27, 2026