# CVE-2026-68154: libceph: reject zero bucket types in crush\_decode

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 952ca5dc99913d169263f59fd689f586729a13c1; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 146461f09565afe3665e65b0423d3d6b0fe806c5; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 80fc40e11cda1b5d990a3f69c6efa344fb5cd987; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in b8a9fb6bf806f9c4891e71ae1beab0c07c23a877; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 826cd1de5802fd392922785f9b64d76e65d2a100; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 3b2f1937f5fce8b7dd5432e7693e3cc8b5eece56; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 70998f91030ee083ecb336a1dff0701c20a38081; from f24e9980eb860d8600cbe5ef3d2fd9295320d229, fixed in 05f90284223381005d6bcddab3fda4a97f9c3401
- Linux: 2.6.34
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.34, fixed in 5.10.265; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.216; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.148; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.101; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: reject zero bucket types in crush_decode CRUSH bucket type 0 is reserved for devices. The mapper relies on that invariant and uses type 0 to identify leaf devices. If crush_decode() accepts a bucket with type 0, a malformed CRUSH map can make the mapper treat a negative bucket ID as a device and pass it to is_out(), which then indexes the OSD weight array with a negative value. Reject zero bucket types while decoding the CRUSH map so the invalid state never reaches the mapper.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101) 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/952ca5dc99913d169263f59fd689f586729a13c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146461f09565afe3665e65b0423d3d6b0fe806c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc40e11cda1b5d990a3f69c6efa344fb5cd987
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a9fb6bf806f9c4891e71ae1beab0c07c23a877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/826cd1de5802fd392922785f9b64d76e65d2a100
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2f1937f5fce8b7dd5432e7693e3cc8b5eece56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70998f91030ee083ecb336a1dff0701c20a38081
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05f90284223381005d6bcddab3fda4a97f9c3401

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