iommufd: Use sizeof(*hdr) instead of sizeof(hdr) in veventq read
Published Jul 25, 2026
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
Description
The bound-check in iommufd_veventq_fops_read() for the normal vEVENT path uses sizeof(hdr) where the surrounding code uses sizeof(*hdr):
if (!vevent_for_lost_events_header(cur) && sizeof(hdr) + cur->data_len > count - done) {
hdr is declared as struct iommufd_vevent_header *, so sizeof(hdr) evaluates to the size of the pointer. Surrounding code uses sizeof(*hdr) consistently:
if (done >= count || sizeof(*hdr) > count - done) { ... if (copy_to_user(buf + done, hdr, sizeof(*hdr))) { ... done += sizeof(*hdr);
struct iommufd_vevent_header is currently 8 bytes (two __u32 fields, flags and sequence), so on 64-bit (sizeof(void *) == 8) the two expressions happen to be equal and the check works as intended.
On 32-bit (sizeof(void *) == 4) the check under-counts the header by 4 bytes: a vEVENT whose data_len causes 8 + cur->data_len to exceed count - done while 4 + cur->data_len does not will pass the check, then the loop will copy_to_user 8 bytes of header followed by data_len bytes of payload, writing past the user-supplied buffer.
It is also a latent bug for any future expansion of struct iommufd_vevent_header beyond sizeof(void *) on 64-bit; the check should not depend on the type happening to match the host pointer width.
Use sizeof(*hdr) to match the rest of the function and the actual amount that will be copied.
Affected products
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- Version StatusaffectedConstraints
- Version StatusaffectedConstraints
- Version StatusaffectedConstraints
- Version
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- Version 6.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<6.15
- Version 6.18.39StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.18.*
- Version 7.1.4StatusunaffectedConstraints<=7.1.*
- Version 7.2StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
- ≥ 6.15 · < 6.18.39
- ≥ 6.19 · < 7.1.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened Images
erlang27
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | erlang27 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64293 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507264 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04a177f91160ee18da98f5689482cf0f589ec869 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdbb97a4dbd69abdd2ab998b4fbc7803d4b0b72 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be93d186ae88a92e7aa77e122d4e661fa57b1e39 Patch
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072505-CVE-2026-64293-760d@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64293
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64293
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