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CVE-2026-68187— exec: fix unsigned loop counter wrap in transfer_args_to_stack()

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 2.6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于transfer_args_to_stack()函数中无符号循环计数器回绕，可能导致内存访问越界和内核崩溃。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.22% · P12

Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< a9eb5c4949008034909bc34ecfa0843ecc1d0ab3 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 67cf5cdad823afb0530d6d0341fbf4ca07e93a09 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 66e20942890a383eb39b2009a2ceb4c2ebec37ef affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< c62bb00caba66e01fb578d5f0302f247dc64930a affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< dfc2a00742af4cb7251c1a8fbce4fbae3cc0de4e affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 2bc6bf70d41055377f390d06f0f3521deb62fd3b affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 55fa2c7f2b15583d1a2fe1b5abcc24377359339f affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 16cc4f5c1c4b9e45eca7f7deefa5410a292db599 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-68187

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Vulnerability Title
exec: fix unsigned loop counter wrap in transfer_args_to_stack()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exec: fix unsigned loop counter wrap in transfer_args_to_stack() The stop value is derived from bprm->p >> PAGE_SHIFT. The index variable is an unsigned long. If bprm->p drops below PAGE_SIZE and stop becomes zero the loop condition index >= stop is always true. After the index == 0 iteration the decrement wraps to ULONG_MAX and bprm->page[ULONG_MAX] reads sizeof(void *) bytes in front of the array. The pointer has wrapped to -1. That garbage pointer is then passed to kmap_local_page() and PAGE_SIZE bytes are copied from wherever that lands into the stack of the process being created. And the loop doesn't terminate either... Getting there only requires bprm->p < PAGE_SIZE. On !MMU bprm_set_stack_limit() and bprm_hit_stack_limit() are empty. So the only constraint on how far bprm->p is pushed down is valid_arg_len(), i.e. that each individual string still fits in what is left. bprm->p starts at PAGE_SIZE * MAX_ARG_PAGES - sizeof(void *) so a single argument or environment string of a little over 31 pages leaves it in the first page: Oops - load access fault [#1] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: victim Not tainted 7.2.0-rc4 #1 epc : __memcpy+0xd4/0xf8 ra : transfer_args_to_stack+0xaa/0xae s4 : ffffffffffffffff s2 : 0000000000000000 a1 : ffffffdc98000000 a2 : 0000000000001000 status: 0000000a00001880 badaddr: ffffffdc98000000 cause: 0000000000000005 [<801a5324>] __memcpy+0xd4/0xf8 [<800d5f6a>] load_flat_binary+0x43a/0x65e [<800a2de4>] bprm_execve+0x1d4/0x316 [<800a351a>] do_execveat_common+0x12e/0x138 [<800a3d44>] __riscv_sys_execve+0x38/0x4e Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt This is an arcane bug but we should still fix it. Count down from MAX_ARG_PAGES so the loop ends when index reaches stop, stop == 0 included. The iterations performed are unchanged for every other value of stop. Only CONFIG_MMU=n builds are affected, transfer_args_to_stack() is used by binfmt_flat and binfmt_elf_fdpic on nommu only. The loop predates git history. commit 7e7ec6a93434 ("elf_fdpic_transfer_args_to_stack(): make it generic") only moved it from binfmt_elf_fdpic.c into fs/exec.c and narrowed the copy to the used part of the first page. The condition and the decrement are unchanged from 2.6.12-rc2.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 2.6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于transfer_args_to_stack()函数中无符号循环计数器回绕，可能导致内存访问越界和内核崩溃。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

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Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 ~ a9eb5c4949008034909bc34ecfa0843ecc1d0ab3 -
Linux Linux 2.6.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-68187 (7)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-10 · 344 CVEs total

CVE-2026-68159 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: bound pg_{temp,upmap,upmap_items} length to CEPH_PG_MAX_SIZE
CVE-2026-68381 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: pin conn during async oplock break notification
CVE-2026-68385 9.8 CRITICAL s390/checksum: Fix csum_partial() without vector facility
CVE-2026-68388 9.8 CRITICAL smb/client: handle overlapping allocated ranges in fallocate
CVE-2026-68117 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: clear sock->sk on the failed-insert path in tipc_sk_create()
CVE-2026-68170 9.8 CRITICAL mptcp: fix stale skb->sk reference on subflow close
CVE-2026-68161 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: close UDP tunnel sockets during netns teardown
CVE-2026-68123 9.8 CRITICAL openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow
CVE-2026-68160 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix pre-auth out-of-bounds read on snaptrace in ceph_handle_caps()
CVE-2026-68127 9.8 CRITICAL ila: reload IPv6 header after pskb_may_pull in checksum adjust
CVE-2026-68144 9.8 CRITICAL phonet: pep: fix use-after-free in pep_get_sb()
CVE-2026-68137 9.8 CRITICAL net/x25: fix use-after-free in x25_kill_by_neigh()
CVE-2026-68302 9.8 CRITICAL amt: re-read skb header pointers after every pull
CVE-2026-68300 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: auth: verify auth requirement when auth_chunk is NULL
CVE-2026-68426 9.8 CRITICAL xfrm: fix stale skb->prev after async crypto steals a GSO segment
CVE-2026-68136 9.8 CRITICAL net: gro: fix double aggregation of flush-marked skbs
CVE-2026-68154 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: reject zero bucket types in crush_decode
CVE-2026-68158 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: Fix multiplication overflow in decode_new_up_state_weight()
CVE-2026-68156 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update
CVE-2026-68124 9.6 CRITICAL mctp: serial: handle zero-length frames to prevent rx buffer overflow

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