Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel DRM gud plane atomic check
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
The Linux kernel DRM gud driver is affected from 5.13 before the fixed versions listed in the solution. In gud_plane_atomic_check(), a plane property loop advances its write index by two per iteration, so the last write lands one slot past the end of a 64-slot allocation. A USB device that advertises the maximum number of properties can trigger this out-of-bounds write.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gud: fix out-of-bounds write in gud_plane_atomic_check() The plane property loop uses req->properties[num_properties + i] as write index while simultaneously incrementing `num_properties` inside the loop. At iteration i, num_properties has also incremented by i, so the write is done at `initial_num_properties + 2*i`, skipping every other index and advancing by 2 per iteration. With just 2 connector and 32 plane properties the last write happens at index 64, one slot past the end of the 64-slot (indices 0–63) allocation. A USB device can trigger OOB by advertising the maximum number of properties. Fix by dropping the redundant `+ i`; num_properties is already the correct running index, as gud_connector_fill_properties() fills the preceding slots.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update the Linux kernel to 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8 or 7.3, or to a release that includes the upstream fix commits ee04903fe6a098160d20dde4fc5af4cb42846735, 4153a9e008f2512bd3cf90a319436865847369b9, 5f5e565410b4987e9663f599f9ab0c350f8338d4, 7e630edb22088df7aa0d55b02237a71e4c9a523d, 2c92af27ad23e2fbc0367b11a9027d36d94ef4b3, ea57100955c1c2a525ba1a98c18d9a05b25aeedb and 59ced288fcba9e91bd38e61a972ad782c4edb7d0. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and 9 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 are affected, and Red Hat lists no fix plan for them (plan none_available).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, 7.3
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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98181
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-mrf5-p4fw-fr76
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee04903fe6a098160d20dde4fc5af4cb42846735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4153a9e008f2512bd3cf90a319436865847369b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5e565410b4987e9663f599f9ab0c350f8338d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e630edb22088df7aa0d55b02237a71e4c9a523d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c92af27ad23e2fbc0367b11a9027d36d94ef4b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea57100955c1c2a525ba1a98c18d9a05b25aeedb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59ced288fcba9e91bd38e61a972ad782c4edb7d0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrf5-p4fw-fr76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98181 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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