CVE-2026-97990

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa_sim_net: check TX pull result before RX copy vringh_iov_pull_iotlb() returns a signed byte count. A failed TX pull is currently added to the unsigned byte counter and then passed as a size_t length to receive_filter() and vringh_iov_push_iotlb(). A negative error can therefore become a large length in the RX path. Handle non-positive pull results before every length use. Count the TX error and complete the consumed TX descriptor with zero bytes. I found this bug myself, though the patch was written with AI assistance.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c001abcde865b74231da8f1412c3217dbf66781e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3af20238a09ca180d66623e3bed16b64e9975f39

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbf1c1f69991e28787e02b0a2f826289d5fc730

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d195797a80b77f2ec56718cd26d3ee65d0093e8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-09-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00118