CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64291

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel iommufd subsystem, a vulnerability was found due to missing upper bound on the event queue depth (veventq_depth). A user can allocate a very large queue, exhausting kernel memory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exhaust kernel memory, potentially causing a denial of service (DoS) or system instability.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that caps veventq_depth to 1 << 19, matching the maximum number of entries in the SMMUv3 EVTQ.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Set veventq_depth upper bound iommufd_veventq_alloc() accepts any !0 veventq_depth from userspace, with an upper bound at U32_MAX. This leaves a vulnerability where userspace can allocate excessively large queues to exhaust kernel memory reserves. Cap the veventq_depth (maximum number of entries) to 1 << 19, matching the maximum number of entries in the SMMUv3 EVTQ (the largest use case today).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS