# CVE-2026-72018: dibs: loopback: validate offset and size in move\_data()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091, fixed in ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2; from f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091, fixed in b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c; from f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091, fixed in 94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd; from f7a22071dbf316c982fb44308874bd7ad9ac2091, fixed in 78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dibs: loopback: validate offset and size in move_data() The loopback move_data() performs a memcpy into the registered DMB without checking whether offset + size exceeds the DMB length. Unlike real ISM hardware, which enforces memory region bounds natively, the software loopback has no such protection. A peer-supplied out-of-bounds offset or oversized write would result in an OOB write past the allocated kernel buffer. Add an explicit bounds check before the memcpy to reject such requests with -EINVAL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee188a6b264b71315a67f1b9470faad308b730d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f426a9a22886071966432ede8fceafffe12b8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fe0ab01b480b52bd8f977edbd845ef375d69fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78237e3c0720fcc6eb9b87e90fd70f63eeca886f

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