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DF-0122

kgetenv_quad signed-shift overflow on magnitude-suffixed values

Summary

kgetenv_quad(:436-457) left-shifts int64_t by 10 per K/M/G/T suffix with no overflow check. Value near INT64_MAX+suffix = signed overflow (UB). Boot-time loader.conf only. Downstream consumers get wild magnitude.

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Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0122 Β· 1 files
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Fix verification

not_testable
baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

recommended fix identified; fix.diff not authored/validated in this batch

recommended fix identified; fix.diff not authored/validated in this batch
combined build rc=0

Confirmed kernel references

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Detail

Exploit chain

none (Info severity)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_environment.c:436: kgetenv_quad signed-shift overflow on magnitude-suffixed values

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_environment.c:436: kgetenv_quad signed-shift overflow on magnitude-suffixed values

Verdict

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_environment.c:436: kgetenv_quad signed-shift overflow on magnitude-suffixed values