Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31464
Published: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in ibmvfc_alloc_targets() when processing a discover targets MAD response from a VIO server. A remote attacker can return a crafted num_written value exceeding max_targets to disclose sensitive information.
The out-of-bounds data is embedded in Implicit Logout and PLOGI MADs sent back to the VIO server.
Affected software
Debian Linux
openEuler
Ubuntu
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
bpftool
kernel
perf
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-source
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31464
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
perf - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2607.3.0.0381
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.85-1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/394a1cac3c12fdd7d77f19ccfd222ab5ff87ef89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed727e35b0ab17d3eeeb1e8023768396e2be161
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d099ac4a7a8fb11ebdb6e2ec8d77f38e77362f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786f10b1966e485046839f992e89f2c18cbd1983
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a007246cb6c9ebdc93dafbf63cc2d43d98f402cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae4df0a643fa7f84663473aa3082a9c2ed139db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1466bf991b2343cf2ba8336e440c8faf3cbb780
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d842348f8a00d5b1d7358f207eb34ffcf5b16df3
Related Security Bulletins
- Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel scsi ibmvscsi driver
- Debian update for linux
- Debian update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
- Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg