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Linux Kernel DVB-net ULE Extension Handler Uses a Network-Controlled Index into a 255-Entry Table Without Bounds Checking, Enabling Out-of-Bounds Reads and Writes

Last refreshed2026-09-28

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-31405

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-31405
CVSS Score / Version9.8 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-07-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsLinux Linux Kernel
Classified asCWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

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

media: dvb-net: fix OOB access in ULE extension header tables

The ule_mandatory_ext_handlers[] and ule_optional_ext_handlers[] tables

in handle_one_ule_extension() are declared with 255 elements (valid

indices 0-254), but the index htype is derived from network-controlled

data as (ule_sndu_type & 0x00FF), giving a range of 0-255. When

htype equals 255, an out-of-bounds read occurs on the function pointer

table, and the OOB value may be called as a function pointer.

Add a bounds check on htype against the array size before either table

is accessed. Out-of-range values now cause the SNDU to be discarded. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31405
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31405