Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RISC-V: KVM: fix stack overrun when loading vlenb The userspace load can put up to 2048 bits into an xlen bit stack buffer. We want only xlen bits, so check the size beforehand.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References3
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 5 · as of 8 November 2026
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