cxl/mbox: Clamp mailbox output allocation to the payload size
CVE-2026-93186 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93186, released September 23, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/mbox: Clamp mailbox output allocation to the payload size CXL_MEM_SEND_COMMAND bounds the user's in.size to the mailbox payload size but leaves out.size unbounded, then cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor() calls kvzalloc(out.size). A large out.size drives a huge allocation, above INT_MAX it WARNs and taints, and with panic_on_warn=1 it panics. The transport __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd() already clamps the response copy to min(out.size, payload_size, device len), so the output buffer is never written beyond payload_size. Clamp the allocation to payload_size too, matching the RAW path.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93186 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93186 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93186 | Sep 23, 2026 |
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