SB20260918349 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel phonet



SB20260918349 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel phonet

Published: September 18, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260918349
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-2026-90327)

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

CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to write up to three bytes beyond a user-supplied buffer.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in the phonet PEP socket option handler pep_getsockopt() when calling getsockopt() with an optlen smaller than sizeof(int). A local user can invoke getsockopt() with a small optlen to write up to three bytes beyond a user-supplied buffer.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.