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

lib/ucs2_string.c: fix out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen()

Patch series "lib/ucs2_string.c: fix out-of-bounds read in
ucs2_strnlen()", v2.

This series fixes an off-by-one out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen().

The first patch is the real fix, the second patch comes as a bonus and
fixes the code indentation.


This patch (of 2):

ucs2_strnlen() checks the current character before checking whether the
caller-provided maximum length has been reached. If the input is not
NUL-terminated within that bound, the loop can read one ucs2_char_t past
the limit.

Test the length before dereferencing to prevent an off-by-one
out-of-bounds read.

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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
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{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/ucs2_string.c: fix out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen() Patch series "lib/ucs2_string.c: fix out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen()", v2. This series fixes an off-by-one out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen(). The first patch is the real fix, the second patch comes as a bonus and fixes the code indentation. This patch (of 2): ucs2_strnlen() checks the current character before checking whether the caller-provided maximum length has been reached. If the input is not NUL-terminated within that bound, the loop can read one ucs2_char_t past the limit. Test the length before dereferencing to prevent an off-by-one out-of-bounds read.
Title lib/ucs2_string.c: fix out-of-bounds read in ucs2_strnlen()
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:46:37.480Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.759Z

Link: CVE-2026-89726

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:20:02.907

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:20:02.907

Link: CVE-2026-89726

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:46:37Z

Links: CVE-2026-89726 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-12T06:00:11Z

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