Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting kernel-tools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLS-15719002
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed18 Mar 2026

Introduced: 18 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-23262  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-tools.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

gve: Fix stats report corruption on queue count change

The driver and the NIC share a region in memory for stats reporting. The NIC calculates its offset into this region based on the total size of the stats region and the size of the NIC's stats.

When the number of queues is changed, the driver's stats region is resized. If the queue count is increased, the NIC can write past the end of the allocated stats region, causing memory corruption. If the queue count is decreased, there is a gap between the driver and NIC stats, leading to incorrect stats reporting.

This change fixes the issue by allocating stats region with maximum size, and the offset calculation for NIC stats is changed to match with the calculation of the NIC.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1