Critical severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-53043
ocfs2/dlm: validate qr_numregions in dlm_match_regions()
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2/dlm: validate qr_numregions in dlm_match_regions()
Patch series "ocfs2/dlm: fix two bugs in dlm_match_regions()".
In dlm_match_regions(), the qr_numregions field from a DLM_QUERY_REGION
network message is used to drive loops over the qr_regions buffer without
sufficient validation. This series fixes two issues:
- Patch 1 adds a bounds check to reject messages where qr_numregions
exceeds O2NM_MAX_REGIONS. The o2net layer only validates message
byte length; it does not constrain field values, so a crafted message
can set qr_numregions up to 255 and trigger out-of-bounds reads past
the 1024-byte qr_regions buffer.
- Patch 2 fixes an off-by-one in the local-vs-remote comparison loop,
which uses '<=' instead of '<', reading one entry past the valid range
even when qr_numregions is within bounds.
This patch (of 2):
The qr_numregions field from a DLM_QUERY_REGION network message is used
directly as loop bounds in dlm_match_regions() without checking against
O2NM_MAX_REGIONS. Since qr_regions is sized for at most O2NM_MAX_REGIONS
(32) entries, a crafted message with qr_numregions > 32 causes
out-of-bounds reads past the qr_regions buffer.
Add a bounds check for qr_numregions before entering the loops.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.37 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.141; 6.7 before 6.12.91; 6.13 before 6.18.33; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before d3d5efade0c79dac1cac98c0cb1115432f804439; ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before f69551139caf6d24242a0ad049ee46b264e3aee0; ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before 1f8b91275912cd428289c1fb424bebd7ff5302bd; ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before f37de46149db49abd2b24f4f0c5a88cf4dfb5f47; ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before 6c6e8fc3c007319981647b410c29bb5775048551; ea2034416b54700e30371f2ad6517cbb94674083 before 3f474c33ebc2e2ca3fcb587d7de4375348f13373; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53043
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53043
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f8b91275912cd428289c1fb424bebd7ff5302bd
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c2d0de23ae4be22b6c18e8f0915be74d3b5fb21
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f474c33ebc2e2ca3fcb587d7de4375348f13373
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c6e8fc3c007319981647b410c29bb5775048551
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab3fbb01bc6d79091bc375e5235d360cd9b78be
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3d5efade0c79dac1cac98c0cb1115432f804439
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