Vulnerability · CVE-2026-99266
CVE-2026-99266: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB
Published Nov 3, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · Linux Linux
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-99266. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Same product and reporting
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- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB io_zcrx_queue_cqe() computes the offset of the buffer in its area from net_iov_idx(), which is an unsigned int, so the shift is done in 32 bits and only the result is widened to the u64 that goes into the CQE. An area can be up to 1TB in size. For every niov beyond the first 4GB the CQE points the application at a buffer 4GB, or a multiple of that, below the one which has the data. It reads the wrong data, and then returns a buffer it doesn't own via the refill queue while the real one is never given back.
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How to fix CVE-2026-99266
No stored fix
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Version check
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Advisory
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Official advisories
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Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-99266. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
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What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 3, 2026 · Linux Kernel CVE
Detected
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Description =========== In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB io_zcrx_queue_cqe() computes the offset of the buffer in its area from net_iov_idx(), which is an unsigned int, so the shift is done in 32 bits and only the result is widened to the u64 that goes into the CQE. An area can be up to
Nov 3, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB io_zcrx_queue_cqe() computes the offset of the buffer in its area from net_iov_idx(), which is an unsigned int, so the shift is done in 32 bits and only the result is widened to the u64 that goes into the CQE. An area can be up to 1TB in size. For every niov beyond the first 4GB
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-99266
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB io_zcrx_queue_cqe() computes the offset of the buffer in its area from net_iov_idx(), which is an unsigned int, so the shift is done in 32 bits and only the re
cve.org - Linux Kernel CVEVendor advisoryCVE-2026-99266
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Description =========== In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zcrx: fix buffer offsets in areas above 4GB io_zcrx_queue_cqe() computes the offset of the buffer in its area from net_iov_idx(), which is an unsigned int
git.kernel.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Linux Kernel CVENov 3, 2026