CVE-2026-74452
HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARSIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: reject firmware sections with oversized data In panthor_fw_load_section_entry(), the data size to copy is calculated without validating it against the allocated section_size: section->data.size = hdr.data.end - hdr.data.start; If a crafted firmware sets data.size larger than the allocated memory, this could cause a heap buffer overflow in panthor_fw_init_section_mem() memcpy(section->mem->kmap, section->data.buf, section->data.size); Additionally, if the section->data.size exceeds the BO size, could this memset underflow the size calculation, leading to a massive out-of-bounds zeroing of kernel memory? memset(section->mem->kmap + section->data.size, 0, panthor_kernel_bo_size(section->mem) - section->data.size); Reject section entries whose initial data is larger than the section size.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 8th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
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Weakness (CWE)
Not classified.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor product assessments
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kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-tools-libs-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-cross-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-zfcpdump-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-64k-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-64k-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-rt-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-tools-libs-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00rv as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-74452.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-59645 EUVD · EUVD-2026-59645
Technical & other
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e57165ca025a67d8dfd17efd2765fdd4925fdabCVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-08-17T05:47:23.139Z
NVD · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-08-17T06:19:41.070 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a761b9be5863e1d26a584f0c2d1e114a684ed9aCVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-08-17T05:47:23.139Z
NVD · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-08-17T06:19:41.070 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f4674d986c15c74327cb6ac6e2e2afecf061e04CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-08-17T05:47:23.139Z
NVD · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-08-17T06:19:41.070 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3caaa06809248b996254be5b47e10804a3494e2CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-08-17T05:47:23.139Z
NVD · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-08-17T06:19:41.070 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74452 Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516972 Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74452 Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74452 Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081531-CVE-2026-74452-445f@gregkh/T Red Hat · CVE-2026-74452 · Updated 2026-10-17T21:13:26+00:00
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