Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64520
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139410
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-2026-64520
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 an out-of-bounds write in the arm ffa partition information retrieval logic in drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c when processing firmware-provided partition descriptor indices in the register-based PARTITION_INFO_GET path. A local user can provide inconsistent descriptor counts or index progressions to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires interaction with untrusted or malformed firmware responses.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64520
Install security update from vendor's repository.