CVE-2026-74712
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vdpa/mlx5: Fix buffer length in create_direct_keys()
So in essence we read 16 bytes beyond 4384-byte allocation. create_direct_keys calculates the pointer and length for in and out buffers. The size calculation for in includes the entire structure size (out + in + mtt[]) but the pointer passed to cmd_exec points only to the 'in' field, skipping the 'out' field.
This causes mlx5_copy_to_msg() to read beyond the allocated buffer by sizeof(out) bytes when copying command data.
Properly calculate the input size to match the pointer and allocation size.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
We have seen in our CI the following KASAN message: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core] Read of size 272 at addr 0000000176795020 by task qemu-system-s39/82764 [...] [<000011388ab3a7a0>] cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core] [<000011388ab3b61c>] mlx5_cmd_exec_cb+0x25c/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [<000011388b21e82e>] mlx5_vdpa_exec_async_cmds+0x22e/0x5e0 [mlx5_vdpa] [<000011388b21fd44>] create_direct_keys+0x954/0xef0 [mlx5_vdpa] [...] The buggy address is located 4128 bytes inside of allocated 4384-byte region [0000000176794000, 0000000176795120)
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.20%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 8
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection70 %
Vulnerabilidad local sin interacción (AV:L/UI:N) en kernel Linux causando lectura de memoria fuera de límites (KASAN). Potencial escalada mediante información del kernel y DoS por corrupción de memoria.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvdpa/mlx5: Fix buffer length in create_direct_keys()\n\nWe have seen in our CI the following KASAN message:\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core]\nRead of size 272 at addr 0000000176795020 by task qemu-system-s39/82764\n[...]\n[<000011388ab3a7a0>] cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core]\n[<000011388ab3b61c>] mlx5_cmd_exec_cb+0x25c/0x4f0 [mlx5_core]\n[<000011388b21e82e>] mlx5_vdpa_exec_async_cmds+0x22e/0x5e0 [mlx5_vdpa]\n[<000011388b21fd44>] create_direct_keys+0x954/0xef0 [mlx5_vdpa]\n[...]\nThe buggy address is located 4128 bytes inside of\nallocated 4384-byte region [0000000176794000, 0000000176795120)\n\nSo in essence we read 16 bytes beyond 4384-byte allocation.\ncreate_direct_keys calculates the pointer and length for in and out\nbuffers.\nThe size calculation for in includes the entire structure\nsize (out + in + mtt[]) but the pointer passed to cmd_exec points only\nto the 'in' field, skipping the 'out' field.\n\nThis causes mlx5_copy_to_msg() to read beyond the allocated buffer\nby sizeof(out) bytes when copying command data.\n\nProperly calculate the input size to match the pointer and allocation size."
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