# CVE-2026-52958: libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in osdmap\_decode()

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 36a79759a288961b1ff28a68ec2d1f56f6848098; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 3f2575bb7f955d42569d96c3e04fa958a0dcf4b4; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 8713bbc4b2b9ad78f803978e54b7e49dd21bd9be; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 0d2dd7e6bb74fd7712aa73457a4a821906c6863a; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in e7187f33c02488697ec0d01d82bf7a3f8deaba8f; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 48df98d12b15360cd56af5c1f460307b340c1197; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in ee933694645dac062d65fc2743f92bc06fa0db6b; from dcbc919a5dc8c2629684a113a90c0b6fe10c3462, fixed in 35d0ed82d03e5ee77ea4f31f20e29562a7721649
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.141; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.91; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.33; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in osdmap_decode() When decoding osd_state and osd_weight from an incoming osdmap in osdmap_decode(), both are decoded for each osd, i.e., map->max_osd times. The ceph_decode_need() check only accounts for sizeof(*map->osd_weight) once. This can potentially result in an out-of-bounds memory access if the incoming message is corrupted such that the max_osd value exceeds the actual content of the osdmap message. This patch fixes the issue by changing the corresponding part in the ceph_decode_need() check to account for map->max_osd*sizeof(*map->osd_weight).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a79759a288961b1ff28a68ec2d1f56f6848098
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f2575bb7f955d42569d96c3e04fa958a0dcf4b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8713bbc4b2b9ad78f803978e54b7e49dd21bd9be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2dd7e6bb74fd7712aa73457a4a821906c6863a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7187f33c02488697ec0d01d82bf7a3f8deaba8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48df98d12b15360cd56af5c1f460307b340c1197
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee933694645dac062d65fc2743f92bc06fa0db6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d0ed82d03e5ee77ea4f31f20e29562a7721649

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