CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64558

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the s390/pkey driver lacked a length check for the target buffer in the pkey_pckmo handler for key_to_protkey(). If the generated output exceeds the buffer length, the function fails, but without proper validation it could lead to a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access could exploit this to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) by corrupting kernel memory.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds an explicit target buffer length check in the key_to_protkey() function.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Check length in pkey_pckmo handler implementation Explicitly check the length of the target buffer in the pkey_pckmo implementation of the key_to_protkey() handler function. The handler function fails, if the generated output data exceeds the length of the provided target buffer.

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