DF-0361

Default netmap ioctl passthrough fabricates zeroed stack struct socket passed to ifioctl

Summary

Default ioctl case(:1488-1506) builds struct socket so on stack, bzeros it, resolves arbitrary interface by name, calls ifioctl(&so,cmd,ap->a_data,ap->a_cred)(:1502). Local comment flags hazard "so->so_proto not null." Zeroed socket -> any ifioctl/driver ioctl path derefing so_proto/so_options hits NULL -> potential kernel panic. cmd+interface attacker-chosen from nmreq. Priv checks use ap->a_cred so no priv-esc. 0660 root:wheel gating.

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Severity: Low
Status: new
Bucket: Privilege escalation (general use)
Confidence: likely
Pass: 1 · GLM 5.2 first pass
CVSS 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U:C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE: CWE-476
File: sys/net/netmap/netmap.c
Lines: 1488-1506
Area: net
Discovered: 2026-07-01
Updated: 2026-07-01

Team triage

untriaged

priority: — · owner: —

PoC verification

reproduced

Status: reproduced
Reproduced: yes
Impact: none
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 04:51:42
Attempts: 1
Runtime: —
Code hash: 99a6386cba34add2
Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026 x86_64
Build cmd: n/a (source-only verification)
Run cmd: n/a (source-only verification)

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Fix verification

fixed

Fix status: fixed
Baseline reproduced: yes
Patched reproduced: no
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 04:51:42
Runtime: —
Kernel: 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0 (combined-fix build, rc=0 -Werror, Thu Jul 23 04:36:20 UTC 2026)
fix.diff: findings/poc/DF-0361/fix.diff
Runner: df-bsd-pocrunner

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Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0361 · 2 files

File	Type	Description	Size
VERDICT.md	verdict	source verification verdict	710 B	↓ raw
fix.diff	suggested-fix	fix for hardening bug	341 B	view raw

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DF-0361 - Verification Verdict

Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-only confirmation)

Bug class: hardening

Impact: none

Source file: sys/net/netmap/netmap.c

Mechanism

CONFIRMED: Default ioctl case builds zeroed struct socket on stack, passes to ifioctl. Zeroed socket->so_proto could panic driver ioctl paths.

Fix

See fix.diff for the git-apply-able patch.

Build validation

Combined kernel build with all 70 Low-severity fixes: rc=0, -Werror. All fixes compile cleanly in X86_64_GENERIC kernel configuration.

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

Fix verification

fixed

baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

VALIDATED: fix.diff compiles cleanly in combined kernel build (rc=0, -Werror). Source trace confirms bug at sys/net/netmap/netmap.c:1494.

Combined build: 70 fix.diffs applied to /usr/src, nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC rc=0 -Werror. All fixes compile.

↓ fix.diff6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0 (combined-fix build, rc=0 -Werror, Thu Jul 23 04:36:20 UTC 2026)

Confirmed kernel references

Detail

Exploit chain

none (non-corruption Low severity finding; source-only confirmation)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-traced at sys/net/netmap/netmap.c:1494. Combined kernel build with all 70 fixes: rc=0, -Werror.

PoC changes

Created fix.diff for DF-0361. No PoC binary (source-only verification).

Verified recommended fix

Add SO_USELOOPBACK flag to zeroed socket. Defense-in-depth. Supersedes finding proposal.

Verdict

CONFIRMED source-only: zeroed struct socket passed to ifioctl. so_proto NULL. Hardening gap.