{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-72018","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.900Z","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:51:45.360Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:39:27.125Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:39:27.125Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndibs: loopback: validate offset and size in move_data()\n\nThe loopback move_data() performs a memcpy into the registered DMB\nwithout checking whether offset + size exceeds the DMB length.  Unlike\nreal ISM hardware, which enforces memory region bounds natively, the\nsoftware loopback has no such protection.\n\nA peer-supplied out-of-bounds offset or oversized write would result in\nan OOB write past the allocated kernel buffer.  Add an explicit bounds\ncheck before the memcpy to reject such requests with -EINVAL."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:L - The flaw is only reachable via loopback-ISM (intra-OS DIBS), which requires matching local GID and shared kernel; exploitation is through AF_SMC sendmsg after SMC-D handshake, not remote packet handling on a network-facing stack path.\nAC:L - A malicious SMC-D peer can supply crafted CLC dmbe_idx/dmbe_size values and send patterns that drive move_data() with attacker-controlled offset and size; no race or uncontrollable memory layout is required once loopback-ISM is active.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires only an unprivileged local account able to open AF_SMC sockets and complete an SMC-D loopback handshake (no CAP_NET_ADMIN or root); the SMC CLC path performs no authentication beyond standard socket access controls.\nUI:N - No victim user action is needed when a malicious peer initiates an inbound SMC-D connection to a listening service; the attacker can trigger the OOB write by sending SMC-D data after handshake completion.\nS:U - The OOB write corrupts kernel heap memory within the same kernel security authority; successful exploitation yields local privilege escalation, not cross-VM, container-boundary, or IOMMU bypass scope change.\nC:H - An out-of-bounds kernel heap write past the folio-allocated DMB buffer can corrupt adjacent kernel objects and be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory disclosure, not merely a bounded leak or pure crash.\nI:H - The unchecked memcpy() allows controlled out-of-bounds writes beyond the registered DMB allocation, enabling heap corruption and potential arbitrary kernel code execution or control-flow hijacking.\nA:H - Writing past the allocated DMB folio can immediately corrupt critical kernel structures and cause kernel oops, panic, or hang; heap corruption from the OOB write itself constitutes high availability impact."}]}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/dibs/dibs_loopback.c"],"versions":[{"version":"f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091","lessThan":"ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091","lessThan":"b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091","lessThan":"94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091","lessThan":"78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/dibs/dibs_loopback.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.10","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.97","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.97"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.40"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f"}],"title":"dibs: loopback: validate offset and size in move_data()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}