#VU122884 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23180
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122884
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23180
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the dpaa2_switch_irq0_handler_thread() function in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b381a638e1851d8cfdfe08ed9cdbec5295b18c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2447edc367800ba914acf7ddd5d250416b45fb31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a7a0bbeb006bac2d9c81a2874825025214b6d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b56c16efd61325d80bf1d780d0e176be662f59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77611cab5bdfff7a070ae574bbfba20a1de99d1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f89e33c9c37f0001b730e23b3b05ab7b1ecface2