High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46070
md/raid5: validate payload size before accessing journal metadata
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: validate payload size before accessing journal metadata r5c_recovery_analyze_meta_block() and r5l_recovery_verify_data_checksum_for_mb() iterate over payloads in a journal metadata block using on-disk payload size fields without validating them against the remaining space in the metadata block. A corrupted journal contains payload sizes extending beyond the PAGE_SIZE boundary can cause out-of-bounds reads when accessing payload fields or computing offsets. Add bounds validation for each payload type to ensure the full payload fits within meta_size before processing.
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 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.10 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; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before c96c6f01d84b5c67db1bf1cc8591c0b7146826fc; b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before ef4851d8324fd978ca1ff9ec76a275438f887743; b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before 28d3ff7109c66e99dc1b7cddacb5c760849620ef; b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before 33698bd1b2db9764a29df7751533d33967ff5c98; b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before c3a1cf78bd1bbb51b2cc5189b4743056553c1e0e; b4c625c67362b3940f619c1a836b4e8329106658 before 73ce72edd113374801045924d4417199963f73a3; +3 more · source: vendor