Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45962
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132535
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-2026-45962
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 ublk_ctrl_cmd_dump() when processing a submission queue entry without the IO_URING_F_SQE128 flag set. A local user can submit a crafted submission queue entry to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45962
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17d33ba7291100008360b5a354962db37ad80684
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cac6acf77ece488f29fb8f79589d9298e969c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b4dff498f46e9802f71bc84258bf73065f51c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da7e4b75e50c087d2031a92f6646eb90f7045a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe8e81a2ec608f87f79a34f6444cd62f6a243bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75a5555e0049e7857eae25b60aee98b80e287ec