CVE-2026-23069

EUVD-2026-5475
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit()

The credit calculation in virtio_transport_get_credit() uses unsigned
arithmetic:

  ret = vvs->peer_buf_alloc - (vvs->tx_cnt - vvs->peer_fwd_cnt);

If the peer shrinks its advertised buffer (peer_buf_alloc) while bytes
are in flight, the subtraction can underflow and produce a large
positive value, potentially allowing more data to be queued than the
peer can handle.

Reuse virtio_transport_has_space() which already handles this case and
add a comment to make it clear why we are doing that.

[Stefano: use virtio_transport_has_space() instead of duplicating the code]
[Stefano: tweak the commit message]
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.8 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.162
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.122
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.68
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.8
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
6.1.164-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
6.19.10-1
fixed
sid
6.19.11-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.73-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.74-2
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.164-1~deb11u1
fixed