Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23377

 

Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23377

Published: March 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124462
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23377
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ice driver's XDP RxQ configuration when handling XDP buffer size parameters. A local user can trigger a negative tailroom condition by using the XDP_ADJUST_TAIL_GROW_MULTI_BUFF xskxceiver test with a large packet size and offset to cause a kernel panic.

The issue arises specifically from incorrect assumptions about buffer size in the frag_size field, leading to memory corruption during XDP processing.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23377

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.17.155, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.17.150

External References

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