In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conntrack_irc: fix parse_dcc() off-by-one OOB read

parse_dcc() treats data_end as an inclusive end pointer, but its only
caller passes data_limit = ib_ptr + datalen, which points one past the
last valid byte.

The newline search loop iterates while tmp <= data_end, so when no
newline is present, *tmp is read at tmp == data_end, one byte beyond
the region filled by skb_header_pointer().

irc_buffer is kmalloc'd as MAX_SEARCH_SIZE + 1 bytes and datalen is
capped at MAX_SEARCH_SIZE, so the stray read does not fault. The byte
is uninitialized or stale; if it contains an ASCII digit, simple_strtoul
will consume it and produce a wrong DCC IP or port in the conntrack
expectation. The extra allocation byte is also a fragile guard: if the
cap or allocation size changes, this becomes a real out-of-bounds read.

Change the loop and its post-loop check to use strict less-than,
consistent with the caller's exclusive-end convention. Update the
function comment accordingly.

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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000


Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-20

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Weaknesses CWE-125

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-788

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Weaknesses CWE-788

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_irc: fix parse_dcc() off-by-one OOB read parse_dcc() treats data_end as an inclusive end pointer, but its only caller passes data_limit = ib_ptr + datalen, which points one past the last valid byte. The newline search loop iterates while tmp <= data_end, so when no newline is present, *tmp is read at tmp == data_end, one byte beyond the region filled by skb_header_pointer(). irc_buffer is kmalloc'd as MAX_SEARCH_SIZE + 1 bytes and datalen is capped at MAX_SEARCH_SIZE, so the stray read does not fault. The byte is uninitialized or stale; if it contains an ASCII digit, simple_strtoul will consume it and produce a wrong DCC IP or port in the conntrack expectation. The extra allocation byte is also a fragile guard: if the cap or allocation size changes, this becomes a real out-of-bounds read. Change the loop and its post-loop check to use strict less-than, consistent with the caller's exclusive-end convention. Update the function comment accordingly.
Title netfilter: nf_conntrack_irc: fix parse_dcc() off-by-one OOB read
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-29T06:21:14.540Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.772Z

Link: CVE-2026-80603

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:44.187

Modified: 2026-08-29T07:16:45.330

Link: CVE-2026-80603

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-80603 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-29T11:00:10Z

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