High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89731
cxl/ras: Fix cxl_rch_get_aer_info() out-of-bounds AER register read
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/ras: Fix cxl_rch_get_aer_info() out-of-bounds AER register read
cxl_rch_get_aer_info() copies the RCH Downstream Port AER capability from
the RCRB MMIO block using a readl() loop bounded by sizeof(struct
aer_capability_regs). This struct is a software layout and its embedded
struct pcie_tlp_log is larger than the on-wire AER capability. As a
result the loop reads past the mapped AER register block.
The over-read also populates the software-only tail fields including
header_log.header_len. An out-of-range header_len passed to
pcie_print_tlp_log() can then loop past the header log buffer and cause
a second out-of-bounds read.
The read was correct when introduced, but struct pcie_tlp_log has since
grown (Header Log and TLP Prefix Log sizes, header_len and flit fields),
so sizeof(struct aer_capability_regs) no longer matches the physical AER
capability.
Bound the read to the physical AER registers, header through the 16 byte
Header Log. Zero the destination first so the software-only fields are
deterministic.
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)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
6ac07883dbb5f60f7bc56a13b7a84a382aa9c1ab before 7f5a2a330dde8e8aa2dd80e1f3e05b6ada049607; 6ac07883dbb5f60f7bc56a13b7a84a382aa9c1ab before 8bd3523df1319edc61cd391e695c84a4618516df; 6ac07883dbb5f60f7bc56a13b7a84a382aa9c1ab before 8e3d9dbb25d3ddbe72b4542ec4f7c4e622fe0ced; 6ac07883dbb5f60f7bc56a13b7a84a382aa9c1ab before 29458e62d0829cbc99435f3e44fd560f9bbf1da7; 6.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89731
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89731
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29458e62d0829cbc99435f3e44fd560f9bbf1da7
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f5a2a330dde8e8aa2dd80e1f3e05b6ada049607
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bd3523df1319edc61cd391e695c84a4618516df
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e3d9dbb25d3ddbe72b4542ec4f7c4e622fe0ced
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