DF-0197

sysctl_devstat copies full struct devstat including unset fields and padding

Summary

SYSCTL_OUT(:292) copies sizeof(struct devstat) raw including padding between fields and uninitialized bytes_read/written/freed/tag_types/busy_time. Callers embed in M_ZERO softc today. No enforced zeroing contract. Latent heap info leak.

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Severity: Info
Status: new
Bucket: Kernel memory leaks / uninitialized disclosure
Confidence: likely
Pass: 1 · GLM 5.2 first pass
CVSS 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE: CWE-908
File: sys/kern/subr_devstat.c
Lines: 289-292
Area: kern
Discovered: 2026-06-30
Updated: 2026-06-30

Team triage

untriaged

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PoC verification

reproduced

Status: reproduced
Reproduced: yes
Impact: none
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 18:17:06
Attempts: —
Runtime: —
Code hash: —
Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0
Build cmd: —
Run cmd: —

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Fix verification

not_testable

Fix status: not_testable
Baseline reproduced: yes
Patched reproduced: no
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 18:17:06
Runtime: —
Kernel: combined build rc=0
fix.diff: findings/poc/DF-0197/fix.diff
Runner: df-bsd-pocrunner

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Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0197 · 1 files

File	Type	Description	Size
manifest.json	file		388 B	view raw

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/subr_devstat.c:289: sysctl_devstat copies full struct devstat including unset fields/padding

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/subr_devstat.c:289: sysctl_devstat copies full struct devstat including unset fields/padding

Verdict

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/subr_devstat.c:289: sysctl_devstat copies full struct devstat including unset fields/padding