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DF-2912

l64_makevirginlabel unsigned underflow on tiny slices: d_abase = d_total_size - ressize (and derived d_pstop) wrap to ~2^64 when the slice is smaller than the reserved area

Field Value
ID DF-2912
Status new
Severity Info
CVSS 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE CWE-191 Integer Underflow
File sys/kern/subr_disklabel64.c
Lines 474-491 (esp. :482), 465-467
Area kern/disk
Confidence certain
Discovered 2026-09-02
Pass 2 (GLM 5.3 second pass)
Bucket base:kern
Reported pending
Known CVE none
CVE match novel

Summary

In l64_makevirginlabel, ressize is at least 4096. For a slice smaller than that (craftable via a 1-sector MBR slice, cf. DF-2904 family), lp->d_abase = lp->d_total_size - ressize underflows to ~2^64 and d_pstop becomes similarly huge; d_pbase also exceeds d_total_size. DIOCGDVIRGIN64 then returns this bogus label, and because l64_setdisklabel accepts the misaligned-only-checked d_abase while rejecting every partition, disklabel64(8) cannot label such tiny slices — functional self-DoS with no kernel memory impact (no in-kernel consumer of d_abase; only userland/boot code reads it). Fix: clamp or refuse when d_total_size < ressize.

Timeline

  • 2026-09-02 Discovered during pass-2 audit of subr_disklabel64.c (GLM 5.3).

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