module: decompress: check return value of module_extend_max_pages()
module_extend_max_pages() calls kvrealloc() internally and returns
-ENOMEM on allocation failure. The return value is never checked.
If the initial allocation fails, info->pages remains NULL and
info->max_pages remains 0. Subsequent calls to module_get_next_page()
will attempt to dynamically grow the array by calling
module_extend_max_pages(info, 0) since info->used_pages is 0. This
results in kvrealloc(NULL, 0) returning ZERO_SIZE_PTR, which is treated
as a success, leading to a dereference of ZERO_SIZE_PTR and a kernel
oops.
Fix: add the missing error check after module_extend_max_pages() and
return immediately on failure. This matches the pattern used by every
other kvrealloc() caller in the module loading path.
[Sami: Corrected the analysis in the commit message.]
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4720-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4723-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4724-1 | linux-6.12 new package |
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: decompress: check return value of module_extend_max_pages() module_extend_max_pages() calls kvrealloc() internally and returns -ENOMEM on allocation failure. The return value is never checked. If the initial allocation fails, info->pages remains NULL and info->max_pages remains 0. Subsequent calls to module_get_next_page() will attempt to dynamically grow the array by calling module_extend_max_pages(info, 0) since info->used_pages is 0. This results in kvrealloc(NULL, 0) returning ZERO_SIZE_PTR, which is treated as a success, leading to a dereference of ZERO_SIZE_PTR and a kernel oops. Fix: add the missing error check after module_extend_max_pages() and return immediately on failure. This matches the pattern used by every other kvrealloc() caller in the module loading path. [Sami: Corrected the analysis in the commit message.] | |
| Title | module: decompress: check return value of module_extend_max_pages() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-17T04:52:54.883Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.778Z
Link: CVE-2026-64297
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-07-25T10:17:10.530
Modified: 2026-08-17T05:17:29.367
Link: CVE-2026-64297
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-03T19:30:04Z
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Debian DLA