CVE-2026-63995
ethtool: cmis: validate start_cmd_payload_size from module
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ethtool: cmis: validate start_cmd_payload_size from module
The CMIS firmware update code reads start_cmd_payload_size from the module's FW Management Features CDB reply and uses it directly as the byte count for memcpy. The destination buffer is 112 bytes (ETHTOOL_CMIS_CDB_LPL_MAX_PL_LENGTH - 8). So a malicious module (or corrupted response) can cause a OOB write later on in cmis_fw_update_start_download().
Let's error out. If modules that expect longer LPL writes actually exist we should revisit.
struct cmis_cdb_start_fw_download_pl's definition has to move, no change there.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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