Out-of-bounds stack read in Linux kernel SCSI CDL enable
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: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel from 6.5 is affected. The function scsi_cdl_enable() uses length fields from MODE SENSE without validating them, so a target reporting short lengths causes an out-of-bounds read of a stack buffer. A USB storage device that identifies as an ATA device and advertises CDL support can trigger this during automatic scanning, with no filesystem mount or user access required.
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: scsi: core: Validate MODE SENSE lengths in scsi_cdl_enable() scsi_cdl_enable() uses length fields returned by MODE SENSE to locate the ATA feature mode page in a 64-byte stack buffer. A target can report a total length shorter than its mode header and block descriptors. The unsigned subtraction used for the MODE SELECT length can wrap, and the separately computed buf_data can point beyond buf. During automatic scan, enable is false, so the read-modify-write of buf_data[4] can clear the low two bits of a target-selected out-of-bounds stack byte. scsi_mode_select() can then copy up to 64 bytes from outside the buffer into the outgoing MODE SELECT payload, disclosing stack contents to the target. This is reachable while scanning a USB storage device that identifies as an ATA device and advertises CDL support. No filesystem mount or userspace access to the block device is required. On upstream commit cee9395acd80 ("Linux 7.3-rc1"), a build-specific, one-vCPU QEMU/Raw Gadget proof using QEMU-only multi-UDC allocator sampling executed a fixed proof command inside the guest and created a UID-0-owned marker during automatic enumeration, with KASLR and NX enabled. The issue was independently found during security research at Drivesec S.r.l. Cap the available length to the buffer size. Validate and consume the mode header and block descriptor lengths before using the page, and require the five bytes needed to access the CDL field.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Fixed Linux kernel versions are 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8 and 7.3. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 9 and 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 as affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98232
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-32q6-xj2g-42pm
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39491a1ae93054fea10b4030180e5c797b2c0343
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b0b8ce803e3c2b2a9e5485ab3f88599fb4c7a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6233d0b3ef4623df0d6934dc8b93b161e9854f6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a6e4a9176da456904b67dcbae6e77d122782b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d676e458fe0c566f5a62753dc696b6a862fc412
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32q6-xj2g-42pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98232 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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