High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46234
vsock: fix buffer size clamping order
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: fix buffer size clamping order In vsock_update_buffer_size(), the buffer size was being clamped to the maximum first, and then to the minimum. If a user sets a minimum buffer size larger than the maximum, the minimum check overrides the maximum check, inverting the constraint. This breaks the intended socket memory boundaries by allowing the vsk->buffer_size to grow beyond the configured vsk->buffer_max_size. Fix this by checking the minimum first, and then the maximum. This ensures the buffer size never exceeds the buffer_max_size.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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
5.5 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 6.12.90; 6.13 before 6.18.32; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before f6ec135941d2c1c2dbb87b5ce1783f4f6ac6ccca; b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before caf11dfea5233a69298a1c448bbf8d1639c80536; b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before 01ef69785dc3162f588a361ab770b1e312800188; b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before a998a7e250bf976539e05a00ec64a81292afecaa; b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before 310da27932dd0afe7ce7456dfe1f0814c3301f41; b9f2b0ffde0c9b666b2b1672eb468b8f805a9b97 before 2602f7bb5818e92315feeaeb71d8ce4d5c9ab160; +3 more · source: vendor