Medium severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46023
dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log()
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log() The argument count calculation in create_dirty_log() performs `*args_used = 2 + param_count` before validating against argc. When a user provides a param_count close to UINT_MAX via the device mapper table string, this unsigned addition wraps around to a small value, causing the subsequent `argc < *args_used` check to be bypassed. The overflowed param_count is then passed as argc to dm_dirty_log_create(), where it can cause out-of-bounds reads on the argv array. Fix by comparing param_count against argc - 2 before performing the addition, following the same pattern used by parse_features() in the same file. Since argc >= 2 is already guaranteed, the subtraction is safe.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e5e0ae3237584ebef510366c4cb3d5cc7c22b610; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 249c831183fb806c8e3b14c7c4c1d2fb68cf37fb; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ae59b3025609d5a0a39cf5b2b94e2467f6231573; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 35f6b3281efd44d19110574663bc17a610bc73b9; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 47dad9eea75d33212d3d2cea10e7ed6a1bfc0713; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 87c99a50e0fdc68a5b9b52a94d49452cd3ff02ca; +3 more · source: vendor