CVE-2026-72025

Technical Description

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

s390/monwriter: Reject buffer reuse with different data length

When data buffers are reused, e.g. for interval sample records, the

first record determines the data length, and the size of the buffer for

user copy. Current monwriter code does not check if the data length was

changed for subsequent records, which also would never happen for valid

user programs.

However, a malicious user could change the data length, resulting in out

of bounds user copy to the kernel buffer, and memory corruption. By

default, the monwriter misc device is created with root-only permissions,

so practical impact is typically low.

Fix this by checking for changed data length and rejecting such records.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References