SB20260824249 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel thunderbolt driver

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SB20260824249 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel thunderbolt driver

Published: August 24, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260824249
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Physical access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74585)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds pointer dereference in tb_drom_parse_entry_port() in the thunderbolt DROM parser when processing a malicious or malformed Thunderbolt device DROM. An attacker with physical access can supply a crafted Thunderbolt device with an invalid dual_link_port_nr value to cause a denial of service.

The invalid pointer is stored and later dereferenced after indexing sw->ports[] beyond the configured maximum port number.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References