Bug 2482008 (CVE-2026-46023)

Summary: CVE-2026-46023 kernel: dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's device mapper (dm mirror) component. A local user could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the create_dirty_log() function by providing a specially crafted device mapper table string. This could lead to out-of-bounds reads, potentially causing system instability or information disclosure.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:06:48 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm mirror: fix integer overflow in create_dirty_log()

The argument count calculation in create_dirty_log() performs
`*args_used = 2 + param_count` before validating against argc. When a
user provides a param_count close to UINT_MAX via the device mapper
table string, this unsigned addition wraps around to a small value,
causing the subsequent `argc < *args_used` check to be bypassed.

The overflowed param_count is then passed as argc to dm_dirty_log_create(),
where it can cause out-of-bounds reads on the argv array.

Fix by comparing param_count against argc - 2 before performing the
addition, following the same pattern used by parse_features() in the
same file. Since argc >= 2 is already guaranteed, the subtraction is
safe.