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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Information
Published : 2026-09-11 20:20
Updated : 2026-09-14 13:19
NVD link : CVE-2026-89726
Mitre link : CVE-2026-89726
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-89726
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CWE
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