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CVE-2026-43405 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: Use u32 for non-negative values in ceph_monmap_decode() This patch fixes unnecessary implicit conversions that change signedness of blob_len and num_mon in ceph_monmap_decode(). Currently blob_len and num_mon are (signed) int variables. They are used to hold values that are always non-negative and get assigned in ceph_decode_32_safe(), which is meant to assign u32 values. Both variables are subsequently used as unsigned values, and the value of num_mon is further assigned to monmap->num_mon, which is of type u32. Therefore, both variables should be of type u32. This is especially relevant for num_mon. If the value read from the incoming message is very large, it is interpreted as a negative value, and the check for num_mon > CEPH_MAX_MON does not catch it. This leads to the attempt to allocate a very large chunk of memory for monmap, which will most likely fail. In this case, an unnecessary attempt to allocate memory is performed, and -ENOMEM is returned instead of -EINVAL.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08bc6173fd611ad5a40f472bf5f15b92aea0fe40 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2806684b05bd24d05c091083b8e2517ba8ffac kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/770444611f047dbfd4517ec0bc1b179d40c2f346 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f7060cd638d6eb042e8ed780fb83a59ca0dcb3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b268984ae88cb0dcd7a8e8263962c748448e26e8 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba0a4df8c563536857dcbf7b4dbd0f2a15f57ace kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5588e2bc41acb73f6676c0520420c107cd0140 kernel.org

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43405
NVD Published Date:
05/08/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/08/2026
Source:
kernel.org