What is CVE-2026-23244?

CVE-2026-23244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-23244?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2026-23244

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: fix memory allocation in nvme_pr_read_keys() nvme_pr_read_keys() takes num_keys from userspace and uses it to calculate the allocation size for rse via struct_size…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 5fd96a4e15de8442915a912233d800c56f49001d, 6.5, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.5, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23244?: CVE-2026-23244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-23244?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.