CVE-2026-93046

software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1

State: Published
Severity: 7.0 High
Published: Sep 17, 2026
Updated: Oct 19, 2026
Reserved: Sep 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1

The bounds check for the index passed to software_node_get_reference_args() was failing when passed UINT_MAX, this in turn would lead to an out of bound access in the property array. Fix the bound check to also cover the UINT_MAX case.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.0 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	Linux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
LinuxLinux	142acd739eb6f08c148a96ae8309256f1422ff4b to before 6cde06887487b4febd14658c9a246616abcc0097Affected 56ce76e8d406cc72b89aee7931df5cf3f18db49d to before 0631384eadebc66d92d2dd72d57a0263c3877beeAffected 9324127b07dde8529222dc19233aa57ec810856c to before b2fa4e8c7e4a33e02e6aaa8f6df72f84cf4aed75Affected f9397cf7bfb680799fb8c7f717c8f756384c3280 to before 4ebf96d5f834aba7f6d0397db4c421f6078171b9Affected 4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b to before 849076df15129e47dd8db751fa18489419ffea56Affected 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before df5466412b362db7adfa78e3e092fe07ac6769a4Affected 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before 231bbc04c58f115a505bf3b668ec69ef40a1773bAffected 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before ba3dedcf3bd47017307595a7e54924198f018246Affected 7af18e42bdefe1dba5bcb32555a4d524fd504939Affected 5.10.239 to before 5.10.270Affected 5.15.186 to before 5.15.221Affected 6.1.142 to before 6.1.188Affected 6.6.95 to before 6.6.157Affected 6.12.35 to before 6.12.110Affected 6.15.4 to before 6.16Affected
LinuxLinux	6.16Affected before 6.16Not affected 5.10.270 through 5.10.Not affected 5.15.221 through 5.15.Not affected 6.1.188 through 6.1.Not affected 6.6.157 through 6.6.Not affected 6.12.110 through 6.12.Not affected 6.18.52 through 6.18.Not affected 7.2.6 through 7.2.*Not affected 7.3 and laterNot affected

Product

Versions

LinuxLinux

142acd739eb6f08c148a96ae8309256f1422ff4b to before 6cde06887487b4febd14658c9a246616abcc0097Affected
56ce76e8d406cc72b89aee7931df5cf3f18db49d to before 0631384eadebc66d92d2dd72d57a0263c3877beeAffected
9324127b07dde8529222dc19233aa57ec810856c to before b2fa4e8c7e4a33e02e6aaa8f6df72f84cf4aed75Affected
f9397cf7bfb680799fb8c7f717c8f756384c3280 to before 4ebf96d5f834aba7f6d0397db4c421f6078171b9Affected
4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b to before 849076df15129e47dd8db751fa18489419ffea56Affected
31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before df5466412b362db7adfa78e3e092fe07ac6769a4Affected
31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before 231bbc04c58f115a505bf3b668ec69ef40a1773bAffected
31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 to before ba3dedcf3bd47017307595a7e54924198f018246Affected
7af18e42bdefe1dba5bcb32555a4d524fd504939Affected
5.10.239 to before 5.10.270Affected
5.15.186 to before 5.15.221Affected
6.1.142 to before 6.1.188Affected
6.6.95 to before 6.6.157Affected
6.12.35 to before 6.12.110Affected
6.15.4 to before 6.16Affected

LinuxLinux

6.16Affected
before 6.16Not affected
5.10.270 through 5.10.*Not affected
5.15.221 through 5.15.*Not affected
6.1.188 through 6.1.*Not affected
6.6.157 through 6.6.*Not affected
6.12.110 through 6.12.*Not affected
6.18.52 through 6.18.*Not affected
7.2.6 through 7.2.*Not affected
7.3 and laterNot affected

References

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