In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/query: cap user size passed to copy_struct_to_user
io_handle_query_entry() clamps hdr.size for the inbound copy_from_user()
but keeps the original user value as usize. copy_struct_to_user() uses
that usize and, when it is larger than the kernel result, clear_user()s
the trailing bytes.
As hdr.size is a __u32, a query can request nearly 4 GiB of zeroing,
including on the error path where res_size stays 0. The interface is
reachable without a ring via IORING_REGISTER_QUERY.
Reject sizes larger than PAGE_SIZE, as recommended for copy_struct_*
interfaces.
io_uring/query: cap user size passed to copy_struct_to_user
io_handle_query_entry() clamps hdr.size for the inbound copy_from_user()
but keeps the original user value as usize. copy_struct_to_user() uses
that usize and, when it is larger than the kernel result, clear_user()s
the trailing bytes.
As hdr.size is a __u32, a query can request nearly 4 GiB of zeroing,
including on the error path where res_size stays 0. The interface is
reachable without a ring via IORING_REGISTER_QUERY.
Reject sizes larger than PAGE_SIZE, as recommended for copy_struct_*
interfaces.
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History
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/query: cap user size passed to copy_struct_to_user io_handle_query_entry() clamps hdr.size for the inbound copy_from_user() but keeps the original user value as usize. copy_struct_to_user() uses that usize and, when it is larger than the kernel result, clear_user()s the trailing bytes. As hdr.size is a __u32, a query can request nearly 4 GiB of zeroing, including on the error path where res_size stays 0. The interface is reachable without a ring via IORING_REGISTER_QUERY. Reject sizes larger than PAGE_SIZE, as recommended for copy_struct_* interfaces. | |
| Title | io_uring/query: cap user size passed to copy_struct_to_user | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:43:00.074Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.812Z
Link: CVE-2026-81009
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:09.687
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:09.687
Link: CVE-2026-81009
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T03:15:06Z
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