block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor()
ida_alloc_range(..., min, max, ...) returns values from min to max,
inclusive.
So, NR_EXT_DEVT is a valid idx returned by blk_alloc_ext_minor().
This is an issue because in device_add_disk(), this value is used in:
ddev->devt = MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor);
and NR_EXT_DEVT is '(1 << MINORBITS)'.
So, should 'disk->first_minor' be NR_EXT_DEVT, it would overflow.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55078 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor() ida_alloc_range(..., min, max, ...) returns values from min to max, inclusive. So, NR_EXT_DEVT is a valid idx returned by blk_alloc_ext_minor(). This is an issue because in device_add_disk(), this value is used in: ddev->devt = MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor); and NR_EXT_DEVT is '(1 << MINORBITS)'. So, should 'disk->first_minor' be NR_EXT_DEVT, it would overflow. |
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor() ida_alloc_range(..., min, max, ...) returns values from min to max, inclusive. So, NR_EXT_DEVT is a valid idx returned by blk_alloc_ext_minor(). This is an issue because in device_add_disk(), this value is used in: ddev->devt = MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor); and NR_EXT_DEVT is '(1 << MINORBITS)'. So, should 'disk->first_minor' be NR_EXT_DEVT, it would overflow. | |
| Title | block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T18:54:02.788Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T01:49:39.271Z
Link: CVE-2022-49147
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-02-26T07:00:51.887
Modified: 2025-10-15T19:47:16.200
Link: CVE-2022-49147
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