Integer overflow in Network Block Device Project

CVE-2022-26495

In nbd-server in nbd before 3.24, there is an integer overflow with a resultant heap-based buffer overflow. A value of 0xffffffff in the name length field will cause a zero-sized buffer to be allocated for the name, resulting in a write to a dangling pointer. This issue exists for the NBD_OPT_INFO, NBD_OPT_GO, and NBD_OPT_EXPORT_NAME messages.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26495?
CVE-2022-26495 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Network Block Device Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-26495?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-26495 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.