Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firmware: arm_scmi: Validate BASE_ERROR_EVENT payload size

BASE_ERROR_EVENT carries a variable number of message reports,
with the count encoded in error_status. The notification parser used
that count without checking whether the received payload contained all
reported entries.

Reject truncated payloads before copying the report array.
Published: 2026-10-23
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-787

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Validate BASE_ERROR_EVENT payload size BASE_ERROR_EVENT carries a variable number of message reports, with the count encoded in error_status. The notification parser used that count without checking whether the received payload contained all reported entries. Reject truncated payloads before copying the report array.
Title firmware: arm_scmi: Validate BASE_ERROR_EVENT payload size
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T11:37:52.692Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.378Z

Link: CVE-2026-98892

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:23.090

Modified: 2026-10-23T12:18:23.090

Link: CVE-2026-98892

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Updated: 2026-10-23T14:15:07Z

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