#VU122955 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23116
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122955
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-2026-23116
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 imx8mq_vpu_power_notifier() 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/3de49966499634454fd59e0e6fecd50baab7febd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c56a6f4b5a4f87c094c92a30fa17e28e37ec2ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8859e336d233e61a4c40d40dc6a9f21e8b9b719c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad7003d951e8899db58ee2fef211586af726f09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd675de6bddf7e9bdf42ae3929d4c27ba6d1ef76