fpga: dfl: add bounds check in dfh_get_param_size()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fpga: dfl: add bounds check in dfh_get_param_size() dfh_get_param_size() can return a parameter size larger than the feature region because the loop bounds check is evaluated before incrementing size. If the EOP (End of Parameters) bit is set in the same iteration, the inflated size is returned without re-validation against max. This can cause create_feature_instance() to call memcpy_fromio() with a size exceeding the ioremap'd region when a malicious FPGA device provides crafted DFHv1 parameter headers. Add a bounds check after the size increment to ensure the accumulated size never exceeds the feature boundary.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-765f-xmg8-8m66
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f6220e929b2a43605331d0139e65dc1640c05c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b622aa447cf26104f96a8be39539367863bc6b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012683accbb7d2bcf1264f2a0ecd6aa1dcea4d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3df5386e3bb54626c117bd85e0158d45fb4aea9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e8bc49f91f3f81d957c4f1c1f09fe94e2f88f6a
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-765f-xmg8-8m66 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72158 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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