CVE-2026-64456
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hwrng: virtio: clamp device-reported used.len at copy_data()
random_recv_done() stores the device-reported used.len directly into vi->data_avail. copy_data() then indexes vi->data[] using vi->data_idx (advanced by previous copy_data() calls) and issues a memcpy() without re-validating either value against the posted buffer size sizeof(vi->data) (SMP_CACHE_BYTES bytes, typically 32 or 64).
A malicious or buggy virtio-rng backend can set used.len beyond sizeof(vi->data), steering the memcpy() past the end of the inline array into adjacent kmalloc-1k slab bytes. hwrng_fillfn() mixes those bytes into the guest RNG, and guest root can also observe them directly via /dev/hwrng.
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Concrete impact is inside the guest:
Same class of bug as commit c04db81cd028 ("net/9p: Fix buffer overflow in USB transport layer"), which hardened usb9pfs_rx_complete() against unchecked device-reported length in the USB 9p transport.
With the clamp at point of use and array_index_nospec() in place, the same harness boots cleanly: copy_data() returns zero for the bogus report, the device-supplied bytes after data_idx are discarded, and the driver issues a fresh request.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
- Memory-safety / hardening: any virtio-rng backend that over-reports used.len causes the driver to read past vi->data into unrelated slab contents. hwrng_fillfn() is a kernel thread that runs as soon as the device is probed; no guest userspace interaction is required to first-trigger the OOB. - Cross-boundary leak (confidential-compute threat model): a malicious hypervisor cooperating with a malicious or compromised guest root userspace can use /dev/hwrng as a leak channel for guest-kernel heap data. The host sets a large used.len, guest root reads /dev/hwrng, and the returned bytes contain guest kernel slab contents that were adjacent to vi->data. In practice, confidential-compute guests (SEV-SNP, TDX) usually disable virtio-rng entirely, so this path is narrow, but the fix is still worth carrying because the underlying memory-safety bug contaminates the guest RNG on any host. KASAN confirms the OOB on a 7.1-rc4 guest whose virtio-rng backend has been patched to report used.len = 0x10000: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in virtio_read+0x394/0x5d0 Read of size 64 at addr ffff88800ae0ba20 by task hwrng/52 Call Trace: __asan_memcpy+0x23/0x60 virtio_read+0x394/0x5d0 hwrng_fillfn+0xb2/0x470 kthread+0x2cc/0x3a0 Allocated by task 1: probe_common+0xa5/0x660 virtio_dev_probe+0x549/0xbc0 The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800ae0b800 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 544-byte region [ffff88800ae0b800, ffff88800ae0ba20)
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.19%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 8
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection80 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %
Acceso local sin interacción (AV:L/PR:N/UI:N) en kernel Linux. Impacto: lectura OOB de datos kernel (T1005) y DoS por corrupción RNG (T1499.004).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285e17c44e3873a73460f294acbd64018ff64385
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e788948ff2a13358a303af112497a63201c5739
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa3e89cf80721c8d382b4c1a2b70a0449dad4a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63335e7b638ae70028ae285bb95153874a8bc852
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81dd21b5f0c299cc7b5bf84f04a61938559d20e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92d5736a62040ec1cfff23ea57e6599301690ad5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3046eeada299f917a8ad883af4434bfb86556b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde19b0d4eeabae042519313c843fe6f27d41e9d
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwrng: virtio: clamp device-reported used.len at copy_data()\n\nrandom_recv_done() stores the device-reported used.len directly into\nvi->data_avail. copy_data() then indexes vi->data[] using\nvi->data_idx (advanced by previous copy_data() calls) and issues a\nmemcpy() without re-validating either value against the posted\nbuffer size sizeof(vi->data) (SMP_CACHE_BYTES bytes, typically 32\nor 64).\n\nA malicious or buggy virtio-rng backend can set used.len beyond\nsizeof(vi->data), steering the memcpy() past the end of the inline\narray into adjacent kmalloc-1k slab bytes. hwrng_fillfn() mixes\nthose bytes into the guest RNG, and guest root can also observe\nthem directly via /dev/hwrng.\n\nConcrete impact is inside the guest:\n\n - Memory-safety / hardening: any virtio-rng backend that\n over-reports used.len causes the driver to read past vi->data\n into unrelated slab contents. hwrng_fillfn() is a kernel thread\n that runs as soon as the device is probed; no guest userspace\n interaction is required to first-trigger the OOB.\n\n - Cross-boundary leak (confidential-compute threat model): a\n malicious hypervisor cooperating with a malicious or compromised\n guest root userspace can use /dev/hwrng as a leak channel for\n guest-kernel heap data. The host sets a large used.len, guest\n root reads /dev/hwrng, and the returned bytes contain guest\n kernel slab contents that were adjacent to vi->data. In\n practice, confidential-compute guests (SEV-SNP, TDX) usually\n disable virtio-rng entirely, so this path is narrow, but the\n fix is still worth carrying because the underlying\n memory-safety bug contaminates the guest RNG on any host.\n\nKASAN confirms the OOB on a 7.1-rc4 guest whose virtio-rng backend\nhas been patched to report used.len = 0x10000:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in virtio_read+0x394/0x5d0\n Read of size 64 at addr ffff88800ae0ba20 by task hwrng/52\n Call Trace:\n __asan_memcpy+0x23/0x60\n virtio_read+0x394/0x5d0\n hwrng_fillfn+0xb2/0x470\n kthread+0x2cc/0x3a0\n Allocated by task 1:\n probe_common+0xa5/0x660\n virtio_dev_probe+0x549/0xbc0\n The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800ae0b800\n which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024\n The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of\n allocated 544-byte region [ffff88800ae0b800, ffff88800ae0ba20)\n\nSame class of bug as commit c04db81cd028 (\"net/9p: Fix buffer\noverflow in USB transport layer\"), which hardened\nusb9pfs_rx_complete() against unchecked device-reported length in\nthe USB 9p transport.\n\nWith the clamp at point of use and array_index_nospec() in place,\nthe same harness boots cleanly: copy_data() returns zero for the\nbogus report, the device-supplied bytes after data_idx are\ndiscarded, and the driver issues a fresh request."
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