SB20260727365 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel netfs



SB20260727365 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel netfs

Published: July 27, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260727365
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64217)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in netfs_extract_user_iter() when extracting user-supplied pages from an iov_iter. A local user can trigger an extract_pages overrun to cause memory corruption.

The issue occurs if iov_iter_extract_pages() overfills the pages array, causing excess pages to be included in the constructed iterator.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.