Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64036
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138614
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64036
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 privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds access in the css_rstat_updated() BPF kfunc when processing a caller-provided cpu argument. A local privileged user can pass an invalid cpu value to trigger an out-of-bounds access and cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires a BPF iter/cgroup program with CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64036
Install security update from vendor's repository.