CVE-2026-46064
HighCVSS 7.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel within the ibmasm_send_i2o_message() function, which may lead to a heap over-read. A root user can exploit unvalidated header fields, resulting in reading data beyond the allocated memory area.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to the disclosure of sensitive kernel data and destabilization of the service processor, potentially affecting system integrity.
Recommendation
It is recommended to validate the command_size value before calling get_mfa_inbound() and to clamp it to I2O_COMMAND_SIZE before the memcpy_toio() operation to prevent excessive memory reads.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmasm: fix heap over-read in ibmasm_send_i2o_message() The ibmasm_send_i2o_message() function uses get_dot_command_size() to compute the byte count for memcpy_toio(), but this value is derived from user-controlled fields in the dot_command_header (command_size: u8, data_size: u16) and is never validated against the actual allocation size. A root user can write a small buffer with inflated header fields, causing memcpy_toio() to read up to ~65 KB past the end of the allocation into adjacent kernel heap, which is then forwarded to the service processor over MMIO. Silently clamping the copy size is not sufficient: if the header fields claim a larger size than the buffer, the SP receives a dot command whose own header is inconsistent with the I2O message length, which can cause the SP to desynchronize. Reject such commands outright by returning failure. Validate command_size before calling get_mfa_inbound() to avoid leaking an I2O message frame: reading INBOUND_QUEUE_PORT dequeues a hardware frame from the controller's free pool, and returning without a corresponding set_mfa_inbound() call would permanently exhaust it. Additionally, clamp command_size to I2O_COMMAND_SIZE before the memcpy_toio() so the MMIO write stays within the I2O message frame, consistent with the clamping already performed by outgoing_message_size() for the header field.

