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CVE-2026-43364

ublk: fix NULL pointer dereference in ublk_ctrl_set_size()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fix NULL pointer dereference in ublk_ctrl_set_size() ublk_ctrl_set_size() unconditionally dereferences ub->ub_disk via set_capacity_and_notify() without checking if it is NULL. ub->ub_disk is NULL before UBLK_CMD_START_DEV completes (it is only assigned in ublk_ctrl_start_dev()) and after UBLK_CMD_STOP_DEV runs (ublk_detach_disk() sets it to NULL). Since the UBLK_CMD_UPDATE_SIZE handler performs no state validation, a user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending UPDATE_SIZE to a device that has been added but not yet started, or one that has been stopped. Fix this by checking ub->ub_disk under ub->mutex before dereferencing it, and returning -ENODEV if the disk is not available.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 to < f13fe6794726755a43090cb680c4c58cea6aa5f1affected
  • 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 to < c28d945bfa92e15147e93b73f95345b9bec979b0affected
  • 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 to < 25966fc097691e5c925ad080f64a2f19c5fd940aaffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.16affected
  • 0 to < 6.16unaffected
  • 6.18.20 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 6.19.9 to ≤ 6.19.*unaffected
  • 7.0 to ≤ *unaffected

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