CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64559

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 in the PKEY_VERIFYPROTK ioctl. The vulnerability allows user-space to supply a request structure exceeding the buffer size, potentially leading 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 buffer length check in the PKEY_VERIFYPROTK ioctl.

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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_VERIFYPROTK ioctl Explicitly check the buffer length request structure provided by user-space and fail, if it exceeds the buffer size.

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