CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89719

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, zram's read_block_state() calculates nr_pages before taking dev_lock. If the device is reset and reinitialized with a smaller disksize before lock acquisition, nr_pages still describes the old table, and the subsequent loop can call slot_lock() past the end of the newly allocated table.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to an out-of-bounds access, potentially causing kernel memory corruption or a system crash.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that reads disksize after acquiring dev_lock and checking that the device is initialized.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: fix out-of-bounds access in read_block_state() read_block_state() calculates nr_pages before taking dev_lock. If the device is reset and reinitialized with a smaller disksize before lock acquisition, nr_pages still describes the old table. The subsequent loop can then call slot_lock() past the end of the newly allocated table. Read disksize after acquiring dev_lock and checking that the device is initialized. The read lock then keeps the table and its bound stable for the duration of the scan.

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