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DF-0215

Wait-counter inc/dec can overflow into control bits (theoretical)

Summary

Wait counter bits 0-29. atomic_intr_cond_inc/dec are plain incl/decl on full word. ~1.07e9 waiters -> carry into bit 30 (handler-disabled) or 31 (lock-held). Not achievable: max CPUs 256, each contributes 1 outstanding inc.

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PoC verification

Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0215 Β· 1 files
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manifest.json file 391 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/lwkt_serialize.c:271: wait-counter inc/dec can overflow into control bits (theoretical)

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/lwkt_serialize.c:271: wait-counter inc/dec can overflow into control bits (theoretical)

Verdict

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/lwkt_serialize.c:271: wait-counter inc/dec can overflow into control bits (theoretical)