Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-63981

Vulnerability identifier: #VU138665

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63981

CWE-ID: CWE-121

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a stack overflow in tcf_mirred_act() when processing mirred blockcast actions on shared TC egress blocks. A local user can create dummy devices, attach clsact qdiscs with shared blocks, and install mirred blockcast filters to cause a denial of service.

Exploitation is reachable via user and network namespaces created with unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET), which grants CAP_NET_ADMIN in the new network namespace.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
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-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25fc9352590f5ef21ebf290432bd768b336693bc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34457de389fb64a01fdcc71177dfebe65fd2d362
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a005fa5d7502eefec7ee6e1c01adadc06de2f9ad

• Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel sched
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-bos
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia