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CVE-2026-74694
net/ncsi: fix heap OOB read in NCSI_CMD_SEND_CMD payload length
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ncsi: fix heap OOB read in NCSI_CMD_SEND_CMD payload length ncsi_send_cmd_nl() takes the number of bytes to copy from the attacker-controlled ncsi_pkt_hdr.length field of the in-band packet header, while the source buffer is the NCSI_ATTR_DATA netlink attribute whose readable size is nla_len() - sizeof(ncsi_pkt_hdr). The two length sources are never cross-checked: only nla_len() >= sizeof(struct ncsi_pkt_hdr) is enforced. With hdr->length set larger than the attribute payload (up to 65535 against at most 2032 readable bytes), ncsi_cmd_handler_oem() copies past the end of the netlink attribute buffer with unsafe_memcpy(), leaking up to ~64KB of kernel heap memory into the transmitted NCSI command packet. The destination skb is sized by the declared payload, so the write side does not overflow - this is a pure OOB read / information leak, reachable with CAP_NET_ADMIN on systems with a registered NCSI device (e.g. OpenBMC on Aspeed BMC SoCs, where NET_NCSI=y is standard). Reject commands whose declared payload extends past the end of the data attribute. The issue was found by the autokbug dynamic kernel fuzzer at Tencent Yunding Lab.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Fix heap out-of-bounds read by validating payload length against attribute size.
  • Validate payload length against attribute size.
  • Ensure lengths are cross-checked before copying.
  • Update kernel to the patched version.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 22, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': 'e60afa01d35f8b2671b27ca93309921427144cce', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': '67c72b8ef63d9d9a610546fda30b116638f39745', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': '4489b4a17892750131e4bef4bc1d3d703c8fb5ba', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': '43c7d0a6917751ea898ae584d00f24f5deac46d4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': 'b5231ad0b376b801ab8cf2962b182cc29deaedb3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': '02226af69362758046822840fc6a497f5de33f00', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': '3a60b5af75abe8e3494ccd074fb4ae6e601a3e55', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '9771b8ccdfa6dcb1ac5128ca7fe8649f3092d392', 'lessThan': 'afa58b7384913c8773d837acdb07b035690ec5d2', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.20'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '4.20', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.265', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.216', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.183', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.152', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.104', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.45', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.9', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ncsi: fix heap OOB read in NCSI_CMD_SEND_CMD payload length ncsi_send_cmd_nl() takes the number of bytes to copy from the attacker-controlled ncsi_pkt_hdr.length field of the in-band packet header, while the source buffer is the NCSI_ATTR_DATA netlink attribute whose readable size is nla_len() - sizeof(ncsi_pkt_hdr). The two length sources are never cross-checked: only nla_len() >= sizeof(struct ncsi_pkt_hdr) is enforced. With hdr->length set larger than the attribute payload (up to 65535 against at most 2032 readable bytes), ncsi_cmd_handler_oem() copies past the end of the netlink attribute buffer with unsafe_memcpy(), leaking up to ~64KB of kernel heap memory into the transmitted NCSI command packet. The destination skb is sized by the declared payload, so the write side does not overflow - this is a pure OOB read / information leak, reachable with CAP_NET_ADMIN on systems with a registered NCSI device (e.g. OpenBMC on Aspeed BMC SoCs, where NET_NCSI=y is standard). Reject commands whose declared payload extends past the end of the data attribute. The issue was found by the autokbug dynamic kernel fuzzer at Tencent Yunding Lab.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02226af69362758046822840fc6a497f5de33f00
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a60b5af75abe8e3494ccd074fb4ae6e601a3e55
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c7d0a6917751ea898ae584d00f24f5deac46d4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4489b4a17892750131e4bef4bc1d3d703c8fb5ba
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c72b8ef63d9d9a610546fda30b116638f39745
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afa58b7384913c8773d837acdb07b035690ec5d2
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5231ad0b376b801ab8cf2962b182cc29deaedb3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60afa01d35f8b2671b27ca93309921427144cce
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