Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64106
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138538
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64106
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in vgic_its_restore_dte() when restoring an ITS Device Table Entry. A remote user can supply a restored DTE with an out-of-range Size field to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires the ability to restore crafted KVM ITS device state on arm64 systems.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64106
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0680f511926589206f81f57f76ce131d7741a316
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1716b7fea2ead941a0dfac06c4504a3437cdf00d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bcd15b690a390241179516af1b6ae49ebfd9d95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce754ed8e7ab4e3999767ce1505f85c449ccb07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94538186a3eae3763b8f96dacd610920a865aa7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dab9f93251b2c86a033de6098d0c73afddd55d4a