CRITICAL Introduced in 4.7
ceph MdsMap OOB
CVE-2026-89650
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
KernelScan AI9.1CRITICAL
01Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: bound num_export_targets array for mds info v2/v3 ceph_mdsmap_decode() in fs/ceph/mdsmap.c reads num_export_targets from each per-mds info record and advances the decode cursor by num_export_targets * sizeof(u32) without first checking that many bytes remain. The only upper-bound check that catches a runaway cursor (*p > info_end) is gated on info_v >= 4, because info_end is left NULL for info_v 2 and 3. When the monitor sends an MDS map whose per-mds info version is 2 or 3 with an oversized num_export_targets, the cursor moves past the message front buffer and the later export-targets loop calls the unchecked ceph_decode_32() on out-of-bounds memory. A kernel client processes CEPH_MSG_MDS_MAP from its monitor session (net/ceph/mon_client.c dispatches it; fs/ceph/super.c routes it to ceph_mdsc_handle_mdsmap(), which sets end to the front buffer bound and calls ceph_mdsmap_decode()). A malicious or compromised monitor, or an on-path attacker on an unsigned/unencrypted messenger session, can therefore drive an out-of-bounds read in the client kernel; on x86_64 with KASAN it is reported as a slab-out-of-bounds read in ceph_mdsmap_decode(). The decoded values land in the internal info->export_targets[] array, so the consequence is a kernel out-of-bounds read, not an information leak to the attacker. Impact: a malicious or compromised Ceph monitor sending an MDS map with a per-mds info version of 2 or 3 and an oversized num_export_targets field triggers an out-of-bounds read in the CephFS client kernel. Add a ceph_decode_need() for the export-targets array before advancing the cursor, so the bound is enforced for every info_v >= 2, not only info_v >= 4. This mirrors the count-then-need idiom already used for m_data_pg_pools later in the same function. Compute the export-targets byte count with size_mul() and reuse that checked length when advancing the cursor, so the attacker-controlled num_export_targets multiplication fails closed on overflow rather than relying on the later kcalloc() guard.
02KernelScan AI Analysis
Risk summary
A malicious or compromised Ceph monitor, or an on-path attacker on an unsigned/unencrypted messenger session, can send an MDS map with an oversized num_export_targets field (per-mds info version 2 or 3) to trigger an out-of-bounds read in the CephFS client kernel. The impact is a kernel out-of-bounds read that can crash the client (denial of service); the decoded values land in an internal array, so this is not an information leak to the attacker. Systems running CephFS clients are at risk.
Vulnerability analysis
The CephFS client's MDS map decoder reads a per-mds export-targets count and advances the decode cursor by that many u32s without first verifying the remaining buffer has that many bytes. For info versions 2 and 3 the only bound check that would catch the overrun is skipped, so a monitor-supplied map with an oversized count moves the cursor past the message buffer and the subsequent decode loop reads out-of-bounds memory. The fix adds an explicit length check before advancing the cursor for all info versions from 2 onward, and computes the byte count with an overflow-safe helper so an attacker-controlled count cannot wrap. The vulnerable path is reached when a CephFS client processes an MDS map from its monitor session, so a malicious or compromised monitor, or an on-path attacker on an unsigned or unencrypted messenger session, can trigger it with no client-side privileges.
Lifecycle
03Fix Versions
| Branch | Introduced | Fixed in | Patch commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.12 | 4.7 | 6.12.109 | 3bf7dba8dba9 |
| 5.15 | 4.7 | 5.15.221 | 0c4bcc3ba729 |
| 6.1 | 4.7 | 6.1.188 | 55a06b32438c |
| 6.18 | 4.7 | 6.18.50 | 58c2d3e954c1 |
| 7.2 | 4.7 | 7.2.4 | 332c444f4dc6 |
| mainline | 4.7 | 7.3-rc1 | a3eb169ee297 |
| 6.6 | 4.7 | 6.6.157 | eb3e1a1cb163 |