Kernel memory corruption via truncated format buffer
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 28, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in Linux s390 DASD format checking allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a crafted track range. dasd_eckd_check_device_format() computes a 64-bit track-count product but stores it in the 32-bit fmt_buffer_size, so kzalloc() reserves less memory than the channel-program builder writes. Access to the DASD format-check ioctl and an ECKD device are required, and the resulting out-of-bounds write corrupts kernel heap memory.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in Linux s390 DASD format checking allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a crafted track range. dasd_eckd_check_device_format() computes a 64-bit track-count product but stores it in the 32-bit fmt_buffer_size, so kzalloc() reserves less memory than the channel-program builder writes. Access to the DASD format-check ioctl and an ECKD device are required, and the resulting out-of-bounds write corrupts kernel heap memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80710
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.7
- Affected versionversion=8fd575200db5b53f6ea6818dd017f1b43190db12 <7f40b346462f563a0d6e841a77b5163d2a882a04
- Affected versionversion=8fd575200db5b53f6ea6818dd017f1b43190db12 <87f3389cd3920714c53e704778f7ca7f1cf0c39c
- Affected versionversion=8fd575200db5b53f6ea6818dd017f1b43190db12 <9f88dda2f22927d22498801a92cab6a9424eaf86
- Affected versionversion=8fd575200db5b53f6ea6818dd017f1b43190db12 <aca18289c86f22d3fc2f3f6ff615286e7b1702f6
- Affected versionversion=8fd575200db5b53f6ea6818dd017f1b43190db12 <e16e0fc54120cee3c6f0362de95aab6792865857
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