CVE-2026-23102
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to incorrect SVE context restoration
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 4, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's arm64/fpsimd component. This vulnerability involves incorrect handling during the restoration of the Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) signal context. A local user could exploit this by manipulating the SVE context, potentially leading to out-of-bounds memory reads (though this memory is not visible to the attacker) or causing a denial of service by terminating the affected task.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-130 · Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency