thunderbolt: Bound the DROM dual link port number before indexing sw->ports
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Bound the DROM dual link port number before indexing sw->ports tb_drom_parse_entry_port() validates the device-supplied header->index against sw->config.max_port_number before indexing sw->ports[], but the sibling field entry->dual_link_port_nr -- a 6-bit value also read from the DROM -- indexes the same array with no such check. A malicious or malformed Thunderbolt device can set dual_link_port_nr beyond the allocated sw->ports[] (max_port_number + 1 entries), producing an out-of-bounds tb_port pointer that is stored and later dereferenced. Reject a port entry whose dual_link_port_nr exceeds max_port_number, the same bound already applied to header->index.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wmm-p327-9hx6
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c892ed9f4129ae40ef0f92e1bb31aa0b0ddc72c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3c212b70633332ab71672aa2bc6af257d2ec83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98e1e28bd95b0fa33164eec1e763d26c7058b39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f0c8dd8c3390f851cfb97ca13116f9ee6469d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28066057134aa9294caa597b670daf505ad9dce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40d2ffb74094cf36edbe05855566a4c58b6ce808
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32c3a9a77cfb50934a60b05d5407649af062535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6764992f17b23d91ff93ce905ab53c2aa7191f0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2wmm-p327-9hx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74585 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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