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CVE-2026-72181

Status: ReceivedHigh (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mips: sched: Fix CPUMASK_OFFSTACK memory corruption

This patch addresses a critical memory management flaw. When CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK is enabled, cpumask_var_t is a pointer. Consequently, sizeof(new_mask) evaluates to the pointer size, causing copy_from_user() to clobber the mask pointer. Furthermore, the old logic performed copy_from_user() before allocating the mask.

Fix this by allocating new_mask first. To handle variable-sized user masks correctly, use cpumask_size() to truncate overly large user masks or pad undersized masks with zeros before copying the data directly into the allocated buffer.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L, PR:L) sin interacción del usuario que corrompe memoria en el kernel Linux mediante copy_from_user(), permitiendo escalada de privilegios y manipulación de datos del sistema.

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence ProgramRestrict File and Directory PermissionsRemote Data StorageFilter Network TrafficExecution PreventionEncrypt Sensitive Information

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Linux — Linux KernelAI

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