CVE-2026-23069

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Integer Underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() The credit calculation in virtio_transport_get_credit() uses unsigned arithmetic: ret = vvs->peer_buf_alloc - (vvs->tx_cnt - vvs->peer_fwd_cnt); If the peer shrinks its advertised buffer (peer_buf_alloc) while bytes are in flight, the subtraction can underflow and produce a large positive value, potentially allowing more data to be queued than the peer can handle. Reuse virtio_transport_has_space() which already handles this case and add a comment to make it clear why we are doing that. [Stefano: use virtio_transport_has_space() instead of duplicating the code] [Stefano: tweak the commit message]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-191
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 4.8.0 - 6.1.162linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.8linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.122linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.68linux
Linux/Linux < 4.8
Linux/Linux 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b - 02f9af192b98d15883c70dd41ac76d1b0217c899
Linux/Linux 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b - 3ef3d52a1a9860d094395c7a3e593f3aa26ff012
Linux/Linux 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b - d05bc313788f0684b27f0f5b60c52a844669b542
Linux/Linux 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b - d96de882d6b99955604669d962ae14e94b66a551
Linux/Linux 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b - ec0f1b3da8061be3173d1c39faaf9504f91942c3
... and 8 more
Published Feb 04, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026