Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89571 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in cxl/features: bound fwctl command payload to the input buffer. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=eb5dfcb9e36d0e46089fec777d911313c1876fa3 <14d52c15d5d99477b20a2d61fe36f347080da6cd || >=eb5dfcb9e36d0e46089fec777d911313c1876fa3 <d8957545fe96f7905791c937758ebfc1ae1e5b17 || >=eb5dfcb9e36d0e46089fec777d911313c1876fa3 <f687394af983df5660b6afae7e0d06969f3af206 | 14d52c15d5d99477b20a2d61fe36f347080da6cd, d8957545fe96f7905791c937758ebfc1ae1e5b17, f687394af983df5660b6afae7e0d06969f3af206 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/features: bound fwctl command payload to the input buffer fwctl_cmd_rpc() copies cmd->in_len bytes into inbuf = kvzalloc(cmd->in_len) and passes inbuf and in_len to ->fw_rpc(). The CXL callback cxlctl_fw_rpc() ignores in_len and never checks the user-controlled op_size against it. cxlctl_set_feature() bounds op_size only from below (op_size <= sizeof(feat_in->hdr)) and then reads op_size - sizeof(hdr) bytes from feat_in->feat_data via cxl_set_feature(). With a small in_len and a large op_size the first memcpy() already reads past the kvzalloc(in_len) buffer; the out-of-bounds bytes are placed in the mailbox payload and sent to the device, and a large enough op_size can walk into unmapped memory and oops the kernel. The Get paths pin op_size to a fixed size but likewise read the input struct without checking in_len. Reject, at the single dispatch point, any request whose fixed header plus op_size does not fit in the copied-in buffer. The lower-bound test guards the subtraction and ensures op_size was copied in before it is read.
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