High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46064
ibmasm: fix heap over-read in ibmasm_send_i2o_message()
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmasm: fix heap over-read in ibmasm_send_i2o_message() The ibmasm_send_i2o_message() function uses get_dot_command_size() to compute the byte count for memcpy_toio(), but this value is derived from user-controlled fields in the dot_command_header (command_size: u8, data_size: u16) and is never validated against the actual allocation size. A root user can write a small buffer with inflated header fields, causing memcpy_toio() to read up to ~65 KB past the end of the allocation into adjacent kernel heap, which is then forwarded to the service processor over MMIO. Silently clamping the copy size is not sufficient: if the header fields claim a larger size than the buffer, the SP receives a dot command whose own header is inconsistent with the I2O message length, which can cause the SP to desynchronize. Reject such commands outright by returning failure. Validate command_size before calling get_mfa_inbound() to avoid leaking an I2O message frame: reading INBOUND_QUEUE_PORT dequeues a hardware frame from the controller's free pool, and returning without a corresponding set_mfa_inbound() call would permanently exhaust it. Additionally, clamp command_size to I2O_COMMAND_SIZE before the memcpy_toio() so the MMIO write stays within the I2O message frame, consistent with the clamping already performed by outgoing_message_size() for the header field.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ca1c857e2bb74a9fc0606128334f85316d57067b; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before b870f652877bfbe321bd0f4096fc37a93296f7b6; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ce57fa439bd1b5d664f334a0c3e3f0e42abb0153; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before fd19eb1c75047a4ed4e855f56cafd704dc3914e0; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before fe31722b0194ff76bf8b461e8bf97a2081147787; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before c1c2417c60dbdca5ebb00462f21ee71c2d7f7083; +3 more · source: vendor