CVE-2026-97957
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix mailbox…
- Risk score
- 63/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix mailbox segment buffer overflow check_mbox_seq_id_and_seg_len() validates that seq_id does not exceed SEQ_ID_MAX_VAL (42) and seg_len does not exceed MBOX_SEG_LEN (48). However, this allows the last segment (seq_id=42) to carry a full …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.8 high
- On your watchlist: linux kernel
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513f7b16ed0cffae9348151c72bed17c7073096f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4d985957434867bbe85e4fa5e638f3e48ad522
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72be1fd5d256dde748c0905c5e1749a119cad5bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc974799fde846eda2d8f00ad4f8e1810eb0499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de1e23bd91fe3a6683e4bc574e2d6bcb0eef920
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6ad383901d0cb1c8ea5f7f3160fabfe1540eb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c622bbc212207d7c6bbd69dd88f0c3a3f5853d16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eca54a092d5f7b497b458ff5a6f66d4f7bfb6674
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix mailbox segment buffer overflow check_mbox_seq_id_and_seg_len() validates that seq_id does not exceed SEQ_ID_MAX_VAL (42) and seg_len does not exceed MBOX_SEG_LEN (48). However, this allows the last segment (seq_id=42) to carry a full 48-byte payload, writing to offset 42*48=2016 for 48 bytes (ending at byte 2064). The receive buffer is only MBOX_MAX_BUF_SZ (2048) bytes, resulting in a 16-byte heap buffer overflow. The hinic3 driver already handles this correctly by defining MBOX_LAST_SEG_MAX_LEN and rejecting the last segment when it exceeds the remaining buffer space. Apply the same fix to the hinic driver.
Last activity 25 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.