Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93095

 

Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93095

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150918
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93095
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds write.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of catalog thread records in hfsplus_delete_cat() when rebuilding a catalog key from a corrupted HFS+ image. A local user can supply a corrupted HFS+ image with an oversized thread name length to cause an out-of-bounds write.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-source
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-93095

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1

External References

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