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CVE-2026-81009

CVE-2026-81009 PUBLISHED

Reported by Linux · Published September 11, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/query: cap user size passed to copy_struct_to_user io_handle_query_entry() clamps hdr.size for the inbound copy_from_user() but keeps the original user value as usize. copy_struct_to_user() uses that usize and, when it is larger than the kernel result, clear_user()s the trailing bytes. As hdr.size is a __u32, a query can request nearly 4 GiB of zeroing, including on the error path where res_size stays 0. The interface is reachable without a ring via IORING_REGISTER_QUERY. Reject sizes larger than PAGE_SIZE, as recommended for copy_struct_* interfaces.

EPSS 0.17% · 6.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.17%
6.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinuxc265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd, c265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd, c265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd
LinuxLinux6.18, 0, 6.18.50
LinuxLinux7.3-rc1, 0, 6.18.50
linuxlinux_kernel6.18, 6.18, 6.18

Timeline

  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score

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