CVE-2026-72236

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/perf_cpum_cf: Add missing array_index_nospec() to __hw_perf_event_init() ev variable is userspace controlled via event->attr.config and used as an array index after bounds checking, but without speculation barriers. Add the missing array_index_nospec() call to prevent speculative execution.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1ebae4206e6afc8caa642e9eb1bbe39a9a724f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f79dff8c721bbb1f3fc312ea55e0551c2cc28801

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a21f3615c88421df81060b6ff89220fd34094c4d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c249b214c686f9a1c4cf4f32893b59b189e897a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49145bce539117db4b6e9e83c0e5ef528e361050

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27206bb57c47bdbe33bccc78fa7f7e2a719a06b9

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-59135

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-15

Updated: 2026-08-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00227