Medium [CVE-2026-68316] Linux kernel: accel: ethosu: Incorrect element size accounting vulnerability
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-68316.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel: ethosu: Fix element size accounting for cmd stream validation There are 2 issues with the element size handling in the command stream validation which result in too small of a size calculated when the element size is 16/32/64 bits.
For NHWC format, the element size is simply missing from the calculation. The bitfield for the element size is different between IFM/IFM2 and OFM.
IFM and IFM2 encode the precision in parameter bits 2:3, while OFM uses bits 1:2. This could lead to improper handling of data within the command stream.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H). Weakness: CWE-131.
Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 as not affected.
Affected versions
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Mitigation
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