CVE-2026-98892

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Validate BASE_ERROR_EVENT payload size BASE_ERROR_EVENT carries a variable number of message reports, with the count encoded in error_status. The notification parser used that count without checking whether the received payload contained all reported entries. Reject truncated payloads before copying the report array.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0019

Probability of exploitation

0.08%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d65a0a46435d48b96b6943c518095dff1602a1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a754704698017ced0b657c92b468035faad00ed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e7e64cdd0e7209a58c8ec66028d63387402919 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/890a9c3bf9dae90dcabded9d8e10c708a13779f7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8bc95ef2daa3bac56197cffcbf2d4c5ed42216 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0742f23ec13fb6f5e0cd884323467a6c127d3c2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb77a50d1114c0c9e084176301a8e094d383edfa

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98892? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Validate BASE_ERROR_EVENT payload size BASE_ERROR_EVENT carries a variable number of message reports, with the count encoded in error_status. The notification parser used that count without checking whether the received payload contained all reported entries. Reject truncated payloads before copying the report array.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98892? +

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