rt_xaddrs accepts sockaddrs with sa_len below _SA_MINSIZE: inconsistent with RO_MISSFILTER validation
Summary
rt_xaddrs(:1010-1049) validates sa against message boundary(:1023) but does NOT enforce sa_len>=_SA_MINSIZE(2). Compare RO_MISSFILTER(:523) correctly checks sa_len<_SA_MINSIZE. sa_len=1 allowed: sa_family reads from next byte in message buffer (user-controlled). No OOB (all within kmalloc rtm) but structurally invalid sockaddrs pass sa_family<AF_MAX check(:728-729). RTM_ADD/DEL/CHANGE require root(:738-740), RTM_GET read-only.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-0390 Β· 2 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
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| VERDICT.md | verdict | source verification verdict | 692 B | β raw |
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | fix for logic bug | 290 B | view raw |
DF-0390 - Verification Verdict
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-only confirmation)
Bug class: logic
Impact: none
Source file: sys/net/rtsock.c
Mechanism
CONFIRMED: rt_xaddrs doesn't enforce sa_len>=_SA_MINSIZE(2). sa_len=1 allowed, sa_family reads from next byte. Fix: add sa_len<2 check.
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
fixedVALIDATED: fix.diff compiles cleanly in combined kernel build (rc=0, -Werror). Source trace confirms bug at sys/net/rtsock.c:1023.
Combined build: 70 fix.diffs applied to /usr/src, nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC rc=0 -Werror. All fixes compile.
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Detail
Exploit chain
none (non-corruption Low severity finding; source-only confirmation)
Evidence (decisive lines)
Source-traced at sys/net/rtsock.c:1023. Combined kernel build with all 70 fixes: rc=0, -Werror.
PoC changes
Created fix.diff for DF-0390. No PoC binary (source-only verification).
Verified recommended fix
Add sa_len<2 check in rt_xaddrs. Matches finding proposal.
Verdict
CONFIRMED source-only: rt_xaddrs doesn't enforce sa_len>=2. sa_len=1 reads next byte as family.
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