7.0High
CVE-2026-93046
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1 The bounds check for the index passed to software_node_get_reference_args() was failing when passed UINT_MAX, this in turn would lead to an out of bound access in the property array. Fix the bound check to also cover the UINT_MAX case.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.0 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-18
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0631384eadebc66d92d2dd72d57a0263c3877bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231bbc04c58f115a505bf3b668ec69ef40a1773b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ebf96d5f834aba7f6d0397db4c421f6078171b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cde06887487b4febd14658c9a246616abcc0097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/849076df15129e47dd8db751fa18489419ffea56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2fa4e8c7e4a33e02e6aaa8f6df72f84cf4aed75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3dedcf3bd47017307595a7e54924198f018246
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df5466412b362db7adfa78e3e092fe07ac6769a4