Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 6.18.7 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send
ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any
validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated
buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr.
If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will
succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge,
and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in
an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially
leak sensitive kernel information to userspace.
Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a
WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller.
This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly
validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before
proceeding.
Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size
is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: csiostor: Fix dereference of null pointer rn
The error exit path when rn is NULL ends up deferencing the null pointer rn
via the use of the macro CSIO_INC_STATS. Fix this by adding a new error
return path label after the use of the macro to avoid the deference.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1
When allocating initialized blocks from a large unwritten extent, or
when splitting an unwritten extent during end I/O and converting it to
initialized, there is currently a potential issue of stale data if the
extent needs to be split in the middle.
0 A B N
[UUUUUUUUUUUU] U: unwritten extent
[--DDDDDDDD--] D: valid data
|<- ->| ----> this range needs to be initialized
ext4_split_extent() first try to split this extent at B with
EXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1 and EXT4_EXT_MAY_ZEROOUT flag set, but
ext4_split_extent_at() failed to split this extent due to temporary lack
of space. It zeroout B to N and mark the entire extent from 0 to N
as written.
0 A B N
[WWWWWWWWWWWW] W: written extent
[SSDDDDDDDDZZ] Z: zeroed, S: stale data
ext4_split_extent() then try to split this extent at A with
EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag set. This time, it split successfully and left
a stale written extent from 0 to A.
0 A B N
[WW|WWWWWWWWWW]
[SS|DDDDDDDDZZ]
Fix this by pass EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1 to ext4_split_extent_at()
when splitting at B, don't convert the entire extent to written and left
it as unwritten after zeroing out B to N. The remaining work is just
like the standard two-part split. ext4_split_extent() will pass the
EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag when it calls ext4_split_extent_at() for the
second time, allowing it to properly handle the split. If the split is
successful, it will keep extent from 0 to A as unwritten.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: remove WARN_ON_ONCE when accessing forward path array
Although unlikely, recent support for IPIP tunnels increases chances of
reaching this WARN_ON_ONCE if userspace manages to build a sufficiently
long forward path.
Remove it.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
apparmor: fix NULL sock in aa_sock_file_perm
Deal with the potential that sock and sock-sk can be NULL during
socket setup or teardown. This could lead to an oops. The fix for NULL
pointer dereference in __unix_needs_revalidation shows this is at
least possible for af_unix sockets. While the fix for af_unix sockets
applies for newer mediation this is still the fall back path for older
af_unix mediation and other sockets, so ensure it is covered.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: mscc: ocelot: add missing lock protection in ocelot_port_xmit_inj()
ocelot_port_xmit_inj() calls ocelot_can_inject() and
ocelot_port_inject_frame() without holding the injection group lock.
Both functions contain lockdep_assert_held() for the injection lock,
and the correct caller felix_port_deferred_xmit() properly acquires
the lock using ocelot_lock_inj_grp() before calling these functions.
Add ocelot_lock_inj_grp()/ocelot_unlock_inj_grp() around the register
injection path to fix the missing lock protection. The FDMA path is not
affected as it uses its own locking mechanism.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipvs: skip ipv6 extension headers for csum checks
Protocol checksum validation fails for IPv6 if there are extension
headers before the protocol header. iph->len already contains its
offset, so use it to fix the problem.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/display/dp_mst: Add protection against 0 vcpi
When releasing a timeslot there is a slight chance we may end up
with the wrong payload mask due to overflow if the delayed_destroy_work
ends up coming into play after a DP 2.1 monitor gets disconnected
which causes vcpi to become 0 then we try to make the payload =
~BIT(vcpi - 1) which is a negative shift. VCPI id should never
really be 0 hence skip changing the payload mask if VCPI is 0.
Otherwise it leads to
<7> [515.287237] xe 0000:03:00.0: [drm:drm_dp_mst_get_port_malloc
[drm_display_helper]] port ffff888126ce9000 (3)
<4> [515.287267] -----------[ cut here ]-----------
<3> [515.287268] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in
../drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c:4575:36
<3> [515.287271] shift exponent -1 is negative
<4> [515.287275] CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 3108 Comm: kworker/u64:33 Tainted: G
S U 6.17.0-rc6-lgci-xe-xe-3795-3e79699fa1b216e92+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)
<4> [515.287279] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER
<4> [515.287279] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z790-P
WIFI, BIOS 1645 03/15/2024
<4> [515.287281] Workqueue: drm_dp_mst_wq drm_dp_delayed_destroy_work
[drm_display_helper]
<4> [515.287303] Call Trace:
<4> [515.287304] <TASK>
<4> [515.287306] dump_stack_lvl+0xc1/0xf0
<4> [515.287313] dump_stack+0x10/0x20
<4> [515.287316] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x133/0x2e0
<4> [515.287324] ? drm_atomic_get_private_obj_state+0x186/0x1d0
<4> [515.287333] drm_dp_atomic_release_time_slots.cold+0x17/0x3d
[drm_display_helper]
<4> [515.287355] mst_connector_atomic_check+0x159/0x180 [xe]
<4> [515.287546] drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset+0x4d9/0xfa0
<4> [515.287550] ? __ww_mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x6f/0x1a60
<4> [515.287562] intel_atomic_check+0x119/0x2b80 [xe]
<4> [515.287740] ? find_held_lock+0x31/0x90
<4> [515.287747] ? lock_release+0xce/0x2a0
<4> [515.287754] drm_atomic_check_only+0x6a2/0xb40
<4> [515.287758] ? drm_atomic_add_affected_connectors+0x12b/0x140
<4> [515.287765] drm_atomic_commit+0x6e/0xf0
<4> [515.287766] ? _pfx__drm_printfn_info+0x10/0x10
<4> [515.287774] drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic+0x25c/0x2b0
<4> [515.287794] drm_client_modeset_commit_locked+0x60/0x1b0
<4> [515.287795] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x30
<4> [515.287801] drm_client_modeset_commit+0x26/0x50
<4> [515.287804] __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked+0xdc/0x110
<4> [515.287810] drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event+0x120/0x140
<4> [515.287814] drm_fbdev_client_hotplug+0x28/0xd0
<4> [515.287819] drm_client_hotplug+0x6c/0xf0
<4> [515.287824] drm_client_dev_hotplug+0x9e/0xd0
<4> [515.287829] drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event+0x1a/0x30
<4> [515.287834] drm_dp_delayed_destroy_work+0x3df/0x410
[drm_display_helper]
<4> [515.287861] process_one_work+0x22b/0x6f0
<4> [515.287874] worker_thread+0x1e8/0x3d0
<4> [515.287879] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
<4> [515.287882] kthread+0x11c/0x250
<4> [515.287886] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
<4> [515.287890] ret_from_fork+0x2d7/0x310
<4> [515.287894] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
<4> [515.287897] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for_exec()
KASAN reported a stack-out-of-bounds access in ima_appraise_measurement
from is_bprm_creds_for_exec:
BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ima_appraise_measurement+0x12dc/0x16a0
Read of size 1 at addr ffffc9000160f940 by task sudo/550
The buggy address belongs to stack of task sudo/550
and is located at offset 24 in frame:
ima_appraise_measurement+0x0/0x16a0
This frame has 2 objects:
[48, 56) 'file'
[80, 148) 'hash'
This is caused by using container_of on the *file pointer. This offset
calculation is what triggers the stack-out-of-bounds error.
In order to fix this, pass in a bprm_is_check boolean which can be set
depending on how process_measurement is called. If the caller has a
linux_binprm pointer and the function is BPRM_CHECK we can determine
is_check and set it then. Otherwise set it to false.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-05-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
accel/amdxdna: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in context cleanup
aie_destroy_context() is invoked during error handling in
aie2_create_context(). However, aie_destroy_context() assumes that the
context's mailbox channel pointer is non-NULL. If mailbox channel
creation fails, the pointer remains NULL and calling aie_destroy_context()
can lead to a NULL pointer dereference.
In aie2_create_context(), replace aie_destroy_context() with a function
which request firmware to remove the context created previously.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-05-27