Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64135
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138498
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-2026-64135
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 a stack-based buffer overflow in adm1266_nvmem_read_blackbox() when processing an SMBus block response from a device. A local user can return a block length larger than the allocated buffer to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs before the return-length check rejects an unexpected response.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64135
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbf64c502443c08c2e28a77ecbfcc5479d93228
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b7a698d5093b548c464828d984f05ced5f3fd2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33251abb9c9dd62943be76f0427c5527ee39188f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ed16a40b162e9d87d9ac8bed4d7f0e3e807700e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f705e581ef3e6bb308a121a89adf5237d968204
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba09f4baa5bd96c5d26c942defa546a72dbbe5bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca560f7566df7e2826c2999e959e6b94eb938f76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eee213daa1e1b402eb631bcd1b8c5aa340a6b081