Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31674
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127877
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-31674
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in rt_mt6() when processing a malformed rt match rule with an oversized addrnr value. A local user can install a specially crafted rule to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31674
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e3e30ed3b5b67cc1db2bd58a5d09b0f07debfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ea965a1353bc8303877422f79c8211e9ba9c55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d3f027327c2fa265f7f85ead41294792c3296ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a28ebf6f99de270d6338ccdc3b49f3e818f99b7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9b7e2b765966457f4ec23be5bd34a141f89574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a503a9f4debc654e3a6a7ca1f7fce6a9953c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8795fde1f78669a87c87ac29fceab2f104daa8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ded71f5684df16fa645cca5bf4fe6b0cd8a46119