CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80546

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx() function for s390/zcrypt lacks proper input validation, leading to integer overflow, missing minimum size validation, and arithmetic overflow in sum calculations. This can result in undersized buffer allocations, uninitialized memory access, and buffer overflows.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges or compromise data integrity on systems using s390/zcrypt, leading to unauthorized access to kernel memory.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that uses size_t for length calculations, adds U32_MAX boundary checks after alignment, validates minimum control block size before copying from userspace, and detects sum calculation overflows.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks The xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx() function lacks proper input validation, creating security vulnerabilities: 1. Integer overflow after CEIL4 alignment: Signed int variables could overflow during 4-byte boundary alignment, causing undersized buffer allocations or incorrect bounds checking. 2. Missing minimum size validation: The CPRBX structure is copied from userspace without verifying sufficient buffer length. Undersized buffers cause uninitialized memory access when reading structure fields like cprbx.cprb_len and cprbx.domain. 3. Arithmetic overflow in sum calculations: Adding control block and data block sizes could overflow, bypassing size checks and enabling buffer overflows. Fix by using size_t for length calculations, adding U32_MAX boundary checks after alignment, validating minimum control block size before copying from userspace, and detecting sum calculation overflows.

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