HighFix available
io_uring: fix regbuf vector size truncation
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix regbuf vector size truncation There is a report of io_estimate_bvec_size() truncating the calculated number of segments that leads to corruption issues. Check it doesn't overflow "int"s used later. Rough but simple, can be improved on top.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.17.8
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-40291
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
io_uring: fix regbuf vector size truncation
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 8 Dec 2025, 00:46 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix regbuf vector size truncation There is a report of io_estimate_bvec_size() truncating the calculated number of segments that leads to corruption issues. Check it doesn't overflow "int"s used later. Rough but simple, can be improved on top.
osv:CVE-2025-40291
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.17.8
Complete source record
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