Disclosure summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: coalesce: cap profile updates at NET_DIM_PARAMS_NUM_PROFILES ethnl_update_profile() walks the ETHTOOL_A_PROFILE_IRQ_MODERATION nest list with an index 'i' and writes new_profile[i++] without bounding i. The destination is kmemdup()'d at NET_DIM_PARAMS_NUM_PROFILES entries (5), but the Netlink nest count is entirely user-controlled. Netlink policies do not have support for constraining the number of nested entries (or number of multi-attr entries).
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-787
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-63987
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * {"versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.12"} |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
PUBLISHED 2026-07-19T12:17:17-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T10:46:43-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:11-04:00