libceph: validate banner payload length
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: validate banner payload length When parsing the Ceph messenger v2 protocol banner, the `payload_len` field is decoded from the banner prefix. If a client sends a banner with a `payload_len` of 0, the kernel sets up a 0-length socket read. This violates an invariant in the state machine, triggering a warning in `populate_in_iter()`: ------------[ cut here ]------------ !iov_iter_count(&con->v2.in_iter) WARNING: net/ceph/messenger_v2.c:3129 at populate_in_iter net/ceph/messenger_v2.c:3129 [inline], CPU#1: kworker/1:3/5070 WARNING: net/ceph/messenger_v2.c:3129 at ceph_con_v2_try_read+0x6634/0x6810 net/ceph/messenger_v2.c:3159, CPU#1: kworker/1:3/5070 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ceph_con_workfn+0x1f5/0x14a0 net/ceph/messenger.c:1575 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> According to the msgr2 protocol specification, the banner payload is expected to contain at least two 64-bit integers (`server_feat` and `server_req_feat`). Therefore, `payload_len` must be at least 16 bytes. Fix this by adding a check in `process_banner_prefix()` to reject a `payload_len` smaller than 16 bytes. This prevents the 0-length read and correctly aborts the connection with a protocol error.
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- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 51th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Linux
- 7.5
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Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.11affected
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before 279c0852999fd2384f4a88155091a99e81f96873affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before 6cf666e47f2b51d5a887ec8a3226cde951757d27affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before 3b2e62a7655d347a845a91155610ddae11daffc6affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before c1b937ff24b19e69aa7fb1b0f46a74d4c9668692affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before 6d1c6f228854aa89844fd0152d7ed7ac72a55e89affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before c77633a9595658210a6e216a071e5a396a0835a7affected · git
- cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 and later · before f374967fcdf04001c9b66df1c19106fa83cd91f7affected · git
- before 5.11not affected · semver
- 5.15.221 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | all versions | — |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.111-1 | 6.12.111-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.6-1 | 7.2.6-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 279c0852999fd2384f4a88155091a99e81f96873 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3b2e62a7655d347a845a91155610ddae11daffc6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6cf666e47f2b51d5a887ec8a3226cde951757d27 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6d1c6f228854aa89844fd0152d7ed7ac72a55e89 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c1b937ff24b19e69aa7fb1b0f46a74d4c9668692 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c77633a9595658210a6e216a071e5a396a0835a7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f374967fcdf04001c9b66df1c19106fa83cd91f7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | — | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.157.1-1 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.111-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/279c0852999fd2384f4a88155091a99e81f96873
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2e62a7655d347a845a91155610ddae11daffc6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cf666e47f2b51d5a887ec8a3226cde951757d27
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1c6f228854aa89844fd0152d7ed7ac72a55e89
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1b937ff24b19e69aa7fb1b0f46a74d4c9668692
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77633a9595658210a6e216a071e5a396a0835a7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f374967fcdf04001c9b66df1c19106fa83cd91f7
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