Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64030

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64030

Published: July 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138608
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64030
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in ieee80211_ml_epcs when processing an EPCS Enable Response action frame with a crafted PER_STA_PROFILE subelement containing link_id 15. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted action frame to cause a denial of service.

The unsolicited-notification path is reachable when EPCS is already enabled, and no prior client request is required when dialog_token is 0.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Ubuntu
kernel (Red Hat package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64030

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, 6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1016.16
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

External References

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