static u64 ldm_get_vnum (const u8 *block)
{
	u64 tmp = 0;
	u8 length;

	BUG_ON (!block);

	length = *block++;

	if (length && length <= 8)
		while (length--)
			tmp = (tmp << 8) | *block++;
	else
		ldm_error ("Illegal length %d.", length);

	return tmp;
}

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.