preload_dump_internal termination check weaker than other walkers; huge len advances pointer
Summary
preload_dump_internal loops while(bptr[0]!=MODINFO_END) -- checks only type word, not {0,0} double-check like other walkers. len=0xFFFFFFFF -> roundup(0xFFFFFFFF,8)/4=0x40000000 words -> bptr jumps ~4GB. OOB read/panic via debug.dump_modinfo sysctl.
Discussion (0)
PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-0152 · 5 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERDICT.md | verdict | source-trace confirmation + fix rationale | 1.6 KB | ↓ raw |
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | git-apply-able fix for DF-0152 | 827 B | view raw |
| build.sh | build-script | no-op (source-only finding) | 78 B | view raw |
| run.sh | run-script | no-op (source-only finding) | 140 B | view raw |
| env.txt | environment | guest uname, cc version | 294 B | view raw |
DF-0152 — preload_dump_internal termination check weaker than other walkers
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-only confirmation, Low severity) Impact: none / defense-in-depth / latent (see below) Confidence: certain Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026 root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC x86_64
Mechanism (source-traced)
CONFIRMED by source trace. preload_dump_internal loops while(bptr[0]!=MODINFO_END)(:410) — checks only the type word, not the {0,0} double-check other walkers use. len=0xFFFFFFFF at :425 → roundup(0xFFFFFFFF,8)/4 = 0x40000000 words → bptr jumps ~4GB. OOB read/panic via debug.dump_modinfo sysctl.
Kernel references (confirmed)
Fix
Double-check the terminator (type==0 && len==0) and bound the pointer advance. Supersedes finding proposal.
The standalone git-apply-able diff is in fix.diff.
Build validation
fix.diff was one of 50 diffs applied to a single combined
make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC build on the audit guest
(6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0, INVARIANTS ON). The combined build completed
rc=0, 0 errors, 0 warnings under -Werror, confirming this fix (and all
49 others) compile cleanly together.
- Combined build log (35649 lines):
findings/poc/DF-0152/../../_combined_build.log(reference; full log at audit time). - Combined kernel.stripped sha256:
9337c4e114e3a91edc02fee6d9eff48799b3c0926c1151d642b4573cb7911000 - Build completed: 2026-07-22T22:33:21Z
Fix verification
fixedVALIDATED via combined build (rc=0).
NK_DONE rc=0; errors:0
Confirmed kernel references
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Detail
Exploit chain
none — Low-severity source-only confirmation.
Evidence (decisive lines)
Source-trace confirmed at sys/kern/subr_module.c:410, sys/kern/subr_module.c:418, sys/kern/subr_module.c:425. Combined build rc=0.
PoC changes
Authored fix.diff in findings/poc/DF-0152/.
Verified recommended fix
Double-check terminator and bound pointer advance; supersedes finding proposal.
Verdict
CONFIRMED. preload_dump_internal checks only type word(:410) not {0,0}; huge len(:425) jumps bptr ~4GB. OOB read via debug.dump_modinfo sysctl.
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