CVE-2026-23327 (GCVE-0-2026-23327)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 10:27 – Updated: 2026-03-25 10:27
VLAI?
Title
cxl/mbox: validate payload size before accessing contents in cxl_payload_from_user_allowed()
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/mbox: validate payload size before accessing contents in cxl_payload_from_user_allowed() cxl_payload_from_user_allowed() casts and dereferences the input payload without first verifying its size. When a raw mailbox command is sent with an undersized payload (ie: 1 byte for CXL_MBOX_OP_CLEAR_LOG, which expects a 16-byte UUID), uuid_equal() reads past the allocated buffer, triggering a KASAN splat: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810130f5c0 by task syz.1.62/2258 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 2258 Comm: syz.1.62 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #3 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xab/0xe0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xce/0x650 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xce/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595 memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683 uuid_equal include/linux/uuid.h:73 [inline] cxl_payload_from_user_allowed drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:345 [inline] cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:368 [inline] cxl_validate_cmd_from_user drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:522 [inline] cxl_send_cmd+0x9c0/0xb50 drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:643 __cxl_memdev_ioctl drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:698 [inline] cxl_memdev_ioctl+0x14f/0x190 drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:713 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xa8/0x330 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fdaf331ba79 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fdaf1d77038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdaf3585fa0 RCX: 00007fdaf331ba79 RDX: 00002000000001c0 RSI: 00000000c030ce02 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fdaf33749df R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007fdaf3586038 R14: 00007fdaf3585fa0 R15: 00007ffced2af768 </TASK> Add 'in_size' parameter to cxl_payload_from_user_allowed() and validate the payload is large enough.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Affected: 6179045ccc0c6229dc449afc1701dc7fbd40571f , < 7c8a7b7f063b7e7ae9bba4cbaa14a5d2fe3a55e1 (git)
Affected: 6179045ccc0c6229dc449afc1701dc7fbd40571f , < 60b5d1f68338aff2c5af0113f04aefa7169c50c2 (git)
Create a notification for this product.
    Linux Linux Affected: 5.19
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.19 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.7 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0-rc2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "7c8a7b7f063b7e7ae9bba4cbaa14a5d2fe3a55e1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6179045ccc0c6229dc449afc1701dc7fbd40571f",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "60b5d1f68338aff2c5af0113f04aefa7169c50c2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6179045ccc0c6229dc449afc1701dc7fbd40571f",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.19"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.19",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.19.7",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.0-rc2",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.7",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.0-rc2",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncxl/mbox: validate payload size before accessing contents in cxl_payload_from_user_allowed()\n\ncxl_payload_from_user_allowed() casts and dereferences the input\npayload without first verifying its size. When a raw mailbox command\nis sent with an undersized payload (ie: 1 byte for CXL_MBOX_OP_CLEAR_LOG,\nwhich expects a 16-byte UUID), uuid_equal() reads past the allocated buffer,\ntriggering a KASAN splat:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff88810130f5c0 by task syz.1.62/2258\n\nCPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 2258 Comm: syz.1.62 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #3 PREEMPT(voluntary)\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0xab/0xe0 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\n print_report+0xce/0x650 mm/kasan/report.c:482\n kasan_report+0xce/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595\n memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683\n uuid_equal include/linux/uuid.h:73 [inline]\n cxl_payload_from_user_allowed drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:345 [inline]\n cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:368 [inline]\n cxl_validate_cmd_from_user drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:522 [inline]\n cxl_send_cmd+0x9c0/0xb50 drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:643\n __cxl_memdev_ioctl drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:698 [inline]\n cxl_memdev_ioctl+0x14f/0x190 drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:713\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xa8/0x330 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\nRIP: 0033:0x7fdaf331ba79\nCode: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 \u003c48\u003e 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48\nRSP: 002b:00007fdaf1d77038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010\nRAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdaf3585fa0 RCX: 00007fdaf331ba79\nRDX: 00002000000001c0 RSI: 00000000c030ce02 RDI: 0000000000000003\nRBP: 00007fdaf33749df R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000\nR10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000\nR13: 00007fdaf3586038 R14: 00007fdaf3585fa0 R15: 00007ffced2af768\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nAdd \u0027in_size\u0027 parameter to cxl_payload_from_user_allowed() and validate\nthe payload is large enough."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-03-25T10:27:19.815Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8a7b7f063b7e7ae9bba4cbaa14a5d2fe3a55e1"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b5d1f68338aff2c5af0113f04aefa7169c50c2"
        }
      ],
      "title": "cxl/mbox: validate payload size before accessing contents in cxl_payload_from_user_allowed()",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-23327",
    "datePublished": "2026-03-25T10:27:19.815Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-01-13T15:37:45.996Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-03-25T10:27:19.815Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2026-23327\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67\",\"published\":\"2026-03-25T11:16:29.837\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-03-25T15:41:33.977\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Awaiting Analysis\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\\n\\ncxl/mbox: validate payload size before accessing contents in cxl_payload_from_user_allowed()\\n\\ncxl_payload_from_user_allowed() casts and dereferences the input\\npayload without first verifying its size. When a raw mailbox command\\nis sent with an undersized payload (ie: 1 byte for CXL_MBOX_OP_CLEAR_LOG,\\nwhich expects a 16-byte UUID), uuid_equal() reads past the allocated buffer,\\ntriggering a KASAN splat:\\n\\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683\\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff88810130f5c0 by task syz.1.62/2258\\n\\nCPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 2258 Comm: syz.1.62 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #3 PREEMPT(voluntary)\\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\\nCall Trace:\\n \u003cTASK\u003e\\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]\\n dump_stack_lvl+0xab/0xe0 lib/dump_stack.c:120\\n print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\\n print_report+0xce/0x650 mm/kasan/report.c:482\\n kasan_report+0xce/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595\\n memcmp+0x176/0x1d0 lib/string.c:683\\n uuid_equal include/linux/uuid.h:73 [inline]\\n cxl_payload_from_user_allowed drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:345 [inline]\\n cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:368 [inline]\\n cxl_validate_cmd_from_user drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:522 [inline]\\n cxl_send_cmd+0x9c0/0xb50 drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c:643\\n __cxl_memdev_ioctl drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:698 [inline]\\n cxl_memdev_ioctl+0x14f/0x190 drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c:713\\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]\\n __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]\\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583\\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\\n do_syscall_64+0xa8/0x330 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\\nRIP: 0033:0x7fdaf331ba79\\nCode: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 \u003c48\u003e 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48\\nRSP: 002b:00007fdaf1d77038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010\\nRAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdaf3585fa0 RCX: 00007fdaf331ba79\\nRDX: 00002000000001c0 RSI: 00000000c030ce02 RDI: 0000000000000003\\nRBP: 00007fdaf33749df R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000\\nR10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000\\nR13: 00007fdaf3586038 R14: 00007fdaf3585fa0 R15: 00007ffced2af768\\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\\n\\nAdd \u0027in_size\u0027 parameter to cxl_payload_from_user_allowed() and validate\\nthe payload is large enough.\"}],\"metrics\":{},\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b5d1f68338aff2c5af0113f04aefa7169c50c2\",\"source\":\"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67\"},{\"url\":\"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8a7b7f063b7e7ae9bba4cbaa14a5d2fe3a55e1\",\"source\":\"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67\"}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.