CVE-2026-46234
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: fix buffer size clamping order In vsock_update_buffer_size(), the buffer size was being clamped to the maximum first, and then to the minimum. If a user sets a minimum buffer size larger than the maximum, the minimum check overrides the maximum check, inverting the constraint. This breaks the intended socket memory boundaries by allowing the vsk->buffer_size to grow beyond the configured vsk->buffer_max_size. Fix this by checking the minimum first, and then the maximum. This ensures the buffer size never exceeds the buffer_max_size.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.258
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.209
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.175
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.140
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.90
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.32
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.9
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01ef69785dc3162f588a361ab770b1e312800188
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b68881501460c3761f196469e1e503218c5e536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2602f7bb5818e92315feeaeb71d8ce4d5c9ab160
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310da27932dd0afe7ce7456dfe1f0814c3301f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a998a7e250bf976539e05a00ec64a81292afecaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf11dfea5233a69298a1c448bbf8d1639c80536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d114bfdc9b76bf93b881e195b7ec957c14227bab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ec135941d2c1c2dbb87b5ce1783f4f6ac6ccca
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01ef69785dc3162f588a361ab770b1e312800188
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b68881501460c3761f196469e1e503218c5e536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2602f7bb5818e92315feeaeb71d8ce4d5c9ab160
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310da27932dd0afe7ce7456dfe1f0814c3301f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a998a7e250bf976539e05a00ec64a81292afecaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf11dfea5233a69298a1c448bbf8d1639c80536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d114bfdc9b76bf93b881e195b7ec957c14227bab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ec135941d2c1c2dbb87b5ce1783f4f6ac6ccca
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html