SB2026100274 - NVIDIA for RHEL 10 update for kernel
Published: October 2, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80844)
CWE-ID: CWE-1284 - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds memory access.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of routing header segments_left values in ipv6_rearrange_rthdr() when processing raw IPv6 HDRINCL packets with a segments_left value larger than the number of addresses described by hdrlen. A local user can send a crafted packet with an oversized segments_left value to cause an out-of-bounds memory access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.