CVE-2026-81009
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
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | c265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd, c265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd, c265ae75f900cea4e415230a77b5d152377627dd |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18, 0, 6.18.50 |
| Linux | Linux | 7.3-rc1, 0, 6.18.50 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.18, 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