Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-KERNELRTKVM-18918776
  • published19 Aug 2026
  • disclosed15 Aug 2026

Introduced: 15 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-72236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 kernel-rt-kvm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/perf_cpum_cf: Add missing array_index_nospec() to __hw_perf_event_init()

ev variable is userspace controlled via event->attr.config and used as an array index after bounds checking, but without speculation barriers.

Add the missing array_index_nospec() call to prevent speculative execution.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1