In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies
In p9_client_write() and p9_client_read_once(), if the server
incorrectly replies with success but a negative write/read count then we
would consider written (negative) <= rsize (positive) because both
variables were signed.
Make variables unsigned to avoid this problem.
The reproducer linked below now fails with the following error instead
of a null pointer deref:
9pnet: bogus RWRITE count (4294967295 > 3)
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies In p9_client_write() and p9_client_read_once(), if the server incorrectly replies with success but a negative write/read count then we would consider written (negative) <= rsize (positive) because both variables were signed. Make variables unsigned to avoid this problem. The reproducer linked below now fails with the following error instead of a null pointer deref: 9pnet: bogus RWRITE count (4294967295 > 3) | |
Title | 9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-26T05:22:53.848Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.962Z
Link: CVE-2025-37879

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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-05-09T07:16:09.143
Modified: 2025-05-12T17:32:32.760
Link: CVE-2025-37879


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