Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97994
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152481
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97994
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to read memory beyond the mapped descriptor ring.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in the vhost/vdpa VHOST_SET_VRING_NUM handling when configuring a virtual ring queue size larger than the device maximum. A local user can set a queue size exceeding the advertised maximum to read memory beyond the mapped descriptor ring.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97994
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3