Linux Kernel up to 6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1 mpt3sas topology.h _base_assign_reply_queues out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1 and classified as very critical. Affected is the function _base_assign_reply_queues of the file arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h of the component mpt3sas. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-98088. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function _base_assign_reply_queues of the file arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h of the component mpt3sas. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid out-of-bounds cpumask_of_node() call in _base_assign_reply_queues() dev_to_node() can return NUMA_NO_NODE (-1) on systems without NUMA topology information for the PCI device, such as single-socket boards that don't expose device-to-node affinity. Passing -1 directly into cpumask_of_node() indexes node_to_cpumask_map[-1], an out-of-bounds array read caught by UBSAN: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'cpumask *[1024]' Fall back to cpu_online_mask when no NUMA node is available, rather than assuming dev_to_node() always returns a valid node index.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-98088 since 09/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/25/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 or 7.3-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0a5f7cdb0cb911584720591069065f09c59ec4fc/7b23144c3ff6e46d7d4a464b02f8944265684e39/45504e621b7e884abe59f201e093a3eac7fca7fe/e0d26fe176a8db6ccad4ab38c5bab29391c1946b is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.110
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
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• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 6.18.52
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.3-rc1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.111/6.18.53/7.2.7/7.3-rc2
Patch: 0a5f7cdb0cb911584720591069065f09c59ec4fc/7b23144c3ff6e46d7d4a464b02f8944265684e39/45504e621b7e884abe59f201e093a3eac7fca7fe/e0d26fe176a8db6ccad4ab38c5bab29391c1946b

Timelineinfo

09/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/25/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-98088 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-98088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-410288

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2026 16:28
Changes: 09/25/2026 16:28 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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