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CVE-2026-46289
lib/scatterlist: fix length calculations in extract_kvec_to_sg
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/scatterlist: fix length calculations in extract_kvec_to_sg Patch series "Fix bugs in extract_iter_to_sg()", v3. Fix bugs in the kvec and user variants of extract_iter_to_sg. This series is growing due to useful remarks made by sashiko.dev. The main bugs are: - The length for an sglist entry when extracting from a kvec can exceed the number of bytes in the page. This is obviously not intended. - When extracting a user buffer the sglist is temporarily used as a scratch buffer for extracted page pointers. If the sglist already contains some elements this scratch buffer could overlap with existing entries in the sglist. The series adds test cases to the kunit_iov_iter test that demonstrate all of these bugs. Additionally, there is a memory leak fix for the test itself. The bugs were orignally introduced into kernel v6.3 where the function lived in fs/netfs/iterator.c. It was later moved to lib/scatterlist.c in v6.5. Thus the actual fix is only marked for backports to v6.5+. This patch (of 5): When extracting from a kvec to a scatterlist, do not cross page boundaries. The required length was already calculated but not used as intended. Adjust the copied length if the loop runs out of sglist entries without extracting everything. While there, return immediately from extract_iter_to_sg if there are no sglist entries at all. A subsequent commit will add kunit test cases that demonstrate that the patch is necessary.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
Fix scatterlist length calculations to prevent page boundary crossing and buffer overlaps.
  • Apply the patch series to address scatterlist bugs.
  • Update the Linux kernel to version 6.5 or later.
  • Ensure scatterlist entries do not exceed page byte counts.
  • Prevent scratch buffer overlap with existing sglist entries.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/scatterlist: fix length calculations in extract_kvec_to_sg Patch series "Fix bugs in extract_iter_to_sg()", v3. Fix bugs in the kvec and user variants of extract_iter_to_sg. This series is growing due to useful remarks made by sashiko.dev. The main bugs are: - The length for an sglist entry when extracting from a kvec can exceed the number of bytes in the page. This is obviously not intended. - When extracting a user buffer the sglist is temporarily used as a scratch buffer for extracted page pointers. If the sglist already contains some elements this scratch buffer could overlap with existing entries in the sglist. The series adds test cases to the kunit_iov_iter test that demonstrate all of these bugs. Additionally, there is a memory leak fix for the test itself. The bugs were orignally introduced into kernel v6.3 where the function lived in fs/netfs/iterator.c. It was later moved to lib/scatterlist.c in v6.5. Thus the actual fix is only marked for backports to v6.5+. This patch (of 5): When extracting from a kvec to a scatterlist, do not cross page boundaries. The required length was already calculated but not used as intended. Adjust the copied length if the loop runs out of sglist entries without extracting everything. While there, return immediately from extract_iter_to_sg if there are no sglist entries at all. A subsequent commit will add kunit test cases that demonstrate that the patch is necessary.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b7d66e65d9cfe6b9c2c34aa22cfcaac37a5c45
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f17500e86d730c76db638bb3ae52f9b5e496c76
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fbba6829057979149d1b37d65690c037f3ddf4d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d38756d0a93b66163554219fa9c3365f40c4035
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e22fc9963469e678c4f4bb38d26adcec107f1e
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