In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector

dm-era tracks writes in target-relative blocks, but era_map() calculates
the writeset block before applying the target offset. Tables with a
non-zero start sector can therefore pass an absolute mapped-device block
to metadata_current_marked().

If the absolute block is beyond the current writeset size,
writeset_marked() tests past the end of the in-core bitset. KASAN reports
this as a vmalloc-out-of-bounds access.

Apply the target offset before calculating the era block so writeset
lookups use the target-relative block number.
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-120

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Weaknesses CWE-120

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector dm-era tracks writes in target-relative blocks, but era_map() calculates the writeset block before applying the target offset. Tables with a non-zero start sector can therefore pass an absolute mapped-device block to metadata_current_marked(). If the absolute block is beyond the current writeset size, writeset_marked() tests past the end of the in-core bitset. KASAN reports this as a vmalloc-out-of-bounds access. Apply the target offset before calculating the era block so writeset lookups use the target-relative block number.
Title dm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:40:20.098Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.906Z

Link: CVE-2026-72107

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:24.920

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:09.717

Link: CVE-2026-72107

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72107 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T22:00:03Z

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