CVE-2026-52968
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: pci: fix GAIT table indexing due to double-scaling pointer arithmetic kvm_s390_pci_aif_enable(), kvm_s390_pci_aif_disable(), and aen_host_forward() index the GAIT by manually multiplying the index with sizeof(struct zpci_gaite). Since aift->gait is already a struct zpci_gaite pointer, this double-scales the offset, accessing element aisb*16 instead of aisb. This causes out-of-bounds accesses when aisb >= 32 (with ZPCI_NR_DEVICES=512) Fix by removing the erroneous sizeof multiplication.
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
- 0.2% 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: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.175
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.141
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.91
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.33
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.10
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b8ff5b930b351dd1f6f088dce0beb027ac92d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d990a15491cf76cd6eef0846e1b4100e63261a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a9d9f9942885aae356a1a57c79e82c5b5b0828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99a25db131ece5e6c0f7632da606de631efe4f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22a2da8792a7bfe743c1a922e77fa499ddedbe8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7216651b94e92e5433fb2f54b77864642b4ea48
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b8ff5b930b351dd1f6f088dce0beb027ac92d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d990a15491cf76cd6eef0846e1b4100e63261a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a9d9f9942885aae356a1a57c79e82c5b5b0828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99a25db131ece5e6c0f7632da606de631efe4f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22a2da8792a7bfe743c1a922e77fa499ddedbe8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7216651b94e92e5433fb2f54b77864642b4ea48