Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23177

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122930

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23177

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the shmem_undo_range() function in mm/shmem.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.73-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2030dddf95451b4e7a389f052091e7c4b7b274c6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b6a0f121d50234aab3e7ab9a62ebe826d40a32a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc3ab6bd64860f8022d69903be299d09be86e11

• Buffer overflow in Linux kernel mm
• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel