Bug 2532516 (CVE-2026-89640)

Summary: CVE-2026-89640 kernel: cifs: fix loff_t underflow in cifs_remap_file_range() when len == 0
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Common Internet File System (CIFS) implementation. When performing a file range remapping operation with a zero length, an integer underflow can occur if the offset exceeds the file size. This can lead to corruption of the byte count in file system control requests, potentially causing unexpected behavior or data integrity issues. The vulnerability is resolved by correctly validating the offset against the file size before calculating the length, preventing the underflow.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 23:36:34 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: fix loff_t underflow in cifs_remap_file_range() when len == 0

With len == 0 (clone to EOF), the effective length is computed as:

    len = src_inode->i_size - off;

If off > i_size, this is a negative loff_t, corrupting the ByteCount
in the FSCTL_DUPLICATE_EXTENTS_TO_FILE request and inverting the range
in filemap_write_and_wait_range().  The existing off >= i_size check
fires only after the ioctl has already been sent.

Snapshot i_size_read() once for both the bounds check and the length
calculation, eliminating the TOCTOU and 32-bit torn-read risk.  Reject
off > src_size with -EINVAL.  Treat off == src_size as a no-op,
consistent with __generic_remap_file_range_prep().