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DF-0400

rt_fixchange indexes mask bytes by key length without verifying mask size: latent OOB read

Summary

rt_fixchange(:1130-1165): mlen=rt_key(rt->rt_parent)->sa_len then iterates xmp[i],xm1[i] indexed by key length. Guard only checks mlen<=rt_key(rt0)->sa_len, NOT rt_mask->sa_len. If mask sa_len < key sa_len -> OOB read. Currently not triggerable (radix allocates masks key-sized). Latent if mask/key sizing invariant relaxes.

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PoC verification

Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0400 Β· 2 files
FileTypeDescriptionSize
VERDICT.md verdict source verification verdict 711 B ↓ raw
fix.diff suggested-fix fix for oob-read bug 431 B view raw
VERDICT.md verdict source verification verdict
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DF-0400 - Verification Verdict

Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-only confirmation)

Bug class: oob-read

Impact: none

Source file: sys/net/route.c

Mechanism

CONFIRMED: rt_fixchange uses mlen from rt_key but indexes xmp[]=rt_mask. If mask shorter than key -> OOB read. Latent (radix allocates masks key-sized).

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/route.c:1155.

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/route.c:1155. Combined kernel build with all 70 fixes: rc=0, -Werror.

PoC changes

Created fix.diff for DF-0400. No PoC binary (source-only verification).

Verified recommended fix

Check mlen<=rt_mask length. Matches finding proposal.

Verdict

CONFIRMED source-only: rt_fixchange indexes mask by key length. OOB if mask shorter. Latent.