Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: hyperv: avoid struct memcpy overrun warning
A previous patch addressed the fortified memcpy warning for most builds, but I still see this one with gcc-9:
In file included from include/linux/string.h:254, from drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:8: In function 'fortify_memcpy_chk', inlined from 'mousevsc_on_receive' at drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:272:3: include/linux/fortify-string.h:583:4: error: call to '__write_overflow_field' declared with attribute warning: detected write beyond size of field (1st parameter); maybe use struct_group()? [-Werror=attribute-warning] 583 | __write_overflow_field(p_size_field, size); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My guess is that the WARN_ON() itself is what confuses gcc, so it no longer sees that there is a correct range check. Rework the code in a way that helps readability and avoids the warning.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 542f25a94471570e2594be5b422b9ca572cf88a1, < a7902cc5f5b9c95997017c8e309da760fb1deb6e; >= 542f25a94471570e2594be5b422b9ca572cf88a1, < 5f151364b1da6bd217632fd4ee8cc24eaf66a497 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 4, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed