CVE-2025-38257s390/pkey: Prevent overflow in size calculation for memdup_user()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Prevent overflow in size calculation for memdup_user() Number of apqn target list entries contained in 'nr_apqns' variable is determined by userspace via an ioctl call so the result of the product in calculation of size passed to memdup_user() may overflow. In this case the actual size of the allocated area and the value describing it won't be in sync leading to various types of unpredictable behaviour later. Use a proper memdup_array_user() helper which returns an error if an overflow is detected. Note that it is different from when nr_apqns is initially zero - that case is considered valid and should be handled in subsequent pkey_handler implementations. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org).
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before ad1bdd24a02d5a8d119af8e4cd50933780a6d29f; from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before faa1ab4a23c42e34dc000ef4977b751d94d5148c; from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before 88f3869649edbc4a13f6c2877091f81cd5a50f05; from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before f855b119e62b004a5044ed565f2a2b368c4d3f16; from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before 73483ca7e07a5e39bdf612eec9d3d293e8bef649; from f2bbc96e7cfad3891b7bf9bd3e566b9b7ab4553d before 7360ee47599af91a1d5f4e74d635d9408a54e489 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.4 before 5.15.187; from 5.16 before 6.1.143; from 6.2 before 6.6.96; from 6.7 before 6.12.36; from 6.13 before 6.15.5; 6.16; 6.16; 6.16 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1bdd24a02d5a8d119af8e4cd50933780a6d29fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa1ab4a23c42e34dc000ef4977b751d94d5148cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f3869649edbc4a13f6c2877091f81cd5a50f05patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f855b119e62b004a5044ed565f2a2b368c4d3f16patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73483ca7e07a5e39bdf612eec9d3d293e8bef649patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7360ee47599af91a1d5f4e74d635d9408a54e489patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
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