CVE-2026-74712

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa/mlx5: Fix buffer length in create_direct_keys() We have seen in our CI the following KASAN message: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core] Read of size 272 at addr 0000000176795020 by task qemu-system-s39/82764 [...] [<000011388ab3a7a0>] cmd_exec+0x550/0xca0 [mlx5_core] [<000011388ab3b61c>] mlx5_cmd_exec_cb+0x25c/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [<000011388b21e82e>] mlx5_vdpa_exec_async_cmds+0x22e/0x5e0 [mlx5_vdpa] [<000011388b21fd44>] create_direct_keys+0x954/0xef0 [mlx5_vdpa] [...] The buggy address is located 4128 bytes inside of allocated 4384-byte region [0000000176794000, 0000000176795120) So in essence we read 16 bytes beyond 4384-byte allocation. create_direct_keys calculates the pointer and length for in and out buffers. The size calculation for in includes the entire structure size (out + in + mtt[]) but the pointer passed to cmd_exec points only to the 'in' field, skipping the 'out' field. This causes mlx5_copy_to_msg() to read beyond the allocated buffer by sizeof(out) bytes when copying command data. Properly calculate the input size to match the pointer and allocation size.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-08-22
Last modified 2026-08-22
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.12
Fixed in
✓ 6.12.104 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.45 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.9 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-74712?

    CVE-2026-74712 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and others. CVE-2026-74712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74712?

    Yes. CVE-2026-74712 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-74712 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-74712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.