Medium [CVE-2026-74451] validate firmware interface structure sizes
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-74451.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: validate firmware interface structure sizes iface_fw_to_cpu_addr() only checks that the firmware-provided MCU virtual address points inside the shared section.
The returned pointer is later used as a full firmware interface structure, so accepting an address near the end of the shared section can still lead to out-of-bounds accesses. Pass the expected object size to iface_fw_to_cpu_addr() and reject ranges that do not fit entirely in the shared section.
The `iface_fw_to_cpu_addr()` function, responsible for validating firmware interface structure sizes, does not adequately check if the firmware-provided Microcontroller Unit (MCU) virtual address fits entirely within the shared memory section. Such accesses could result in system instability or information disclosure.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-805.
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 as not affected.
Affected versions
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Mitigation
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