SB20260928240 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel rds
Published: September 28, 2026 Updated: September 30, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260928240
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97954)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt the TCP RDS stream.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in rds_message_map_pages() when transmitting RDS-TCP data on systems with page sizes greater than 8192 bytes. A remote attacker can trigger transmission of the congestion map to corrupt the TCP RDS stream.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.