#VU122949 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23187
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122949
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-2026-23187
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the imx8m_blk_ctrl_remove() function in drivers/pmdomain/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.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/071159ff5c0bf2e5efff79501e23faf3775cbcd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4390dcdabb5fca4647bf56a5a6b050bbdfa5760f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd8b4a92a901fae1a422e6f914801063c345e8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7842b5dfcac888ece025a2321257d74b2264b099
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb54ce033b344b531b374496e68a2554b2b56b5a