CVE-2026-80550

s390/vfio_ccw: Fix out of bounds check on CCW array

HIGH
7.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2026 at 02:37 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 08:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/vfio_ccw: Fix out of bounds check on CCW array The routine ccwchain_calc_length() counts the number of channel command words (CCWs) that are chained together in a single channel program, and rejects anything larger than CCWCHAIN_LEN_MAX (256) CCWs. The loop itself is "do..while (count < 257)", and while the logic in is_cpa_within_range() correctly adjusts between the 0-index array of CCWs and the count of CCWs starting at 1, this means it would look at a possible 257th CCW before ending the loop and (correctly) returning an error. Fix this by restructuring the loop to break as soon as 256 CCWs (thus indexes 0-255) are examined, without looking at memory outside the range.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c4.12
Vendor states this is fixed in 0282fb1c4b638eecfe2cc558092c460911d8f7e2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 499a8a66b1598bfab97182aed15e0f1646074a3d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c2e1d359d7a2b82cdf3254e4e480af9417f99fb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 907adc667d902fafbdb2d740d57b55bd025dc4cd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a005b7f1a491ffda61bff0fd0f6548f8986fb977 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af3f80ca4c8b17f20f9e588def076288fdb49e65 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5d096cd9369e986d4e5153baa86b8b35c283e09 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f20be33d093ce7630c17ff7ed93caf7eaf8ac1a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.266 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.217 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.184 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.105 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.153 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.9HIGHLinux
Vector?

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