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Incorrect Pointer Scaling Affecting kernel-modules-extra-matched package, versions *

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0.0
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0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-KERNELMODULESEXTRAMATCHED-15781186
  • published26 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Mar 2026
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Introduced: 25 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-23316  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-468  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 kernel-modules-extra-matched.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra-matched package and not the kernel-modules-extra-matched package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed

struct sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed contains two u32 fields (user_seed and mp_seed), making it an 8-byte structure with a 4-byte alignment requirement.

In fib_multipath_hash_from_keys(), the code evaluates the entire struct atomically via READ_ONCE():

mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed;

While this silently works on GCC by falling back to unaligned regular loads which the ARM64 kernel tolerates, it causes a fatal kernel panic when compiled with Clang and LTO enabled.

Commit e35123d83ee3 ("arm64: lto: Strengthen READ_ONCE() to acquire when CONFIG_LTO=y") strengthens READ_ONCE() to use Load-Acquire instructions (ldar / ldapr) to prevent compiler reordering bugs under Clang LTO. Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct, Clang emits a 64-bit ldar instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly requires ldar to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte aligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21).

Fix the read side by moving the READ_ONCE() directly to the u32 member, which emits a safe 32-bit ldar Wn.

Furthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that WRITE_ONCE() on the entire struct in proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed() is also flawed. Analysis shows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit str instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys atomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. Fix this by explicitly splitting the write into two 32-bit WRITE_ONCE() operations.

Finally, add the missing READ_ONCE() when reading user_seed in proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed() to ensure proper pairing and concurrency safety.

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