CVE-2026-23069

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-02-04. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit()

The credit calculation in virtio_transport_get_credit() uses unsigned arithmetic:

ret = vvs->peer_buf_alloc - (vvs->tx_cnt - vvs->peer_fwd_cnt);

If the peer shrinks its advertised buffer (peer_buf_alloc) while bytes are in flight, the subtraction can underflow and produce a large positive value, potentially allowing more data to be queued than the peer can handle.

Reuse virtio_transport_has_space() which already handles this case and add a comment to make it clear why we are doing that.

[Stefano: use virtio_transport_has_space() instead of duplicating the code] [Stefano: tweak the commit message]

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 4, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0f1b3da8061be3173d1c39faaf9504f91942c3
generic

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d96de882d6b99955604669d962ae14e94b66a551
generic

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05bc313788f0684b27f0f5b60c52a844669b542
generic

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef3d52a1a9860d094395c7a3e593f3aa26ff012
generic

vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02f9af192b98d15883c70dd41ac76d1b0217c899

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1054.57.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-116.116+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1024.24) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1056.62) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.1.162—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.159-1~deb11u1 (14 versions)6.1.162-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (46 versions)6.1.162-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 (10 versions)6.12.69-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.18~rc7-1~exp1 (96 versions)6.18.8-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(14)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23069?
CVE-2026-23069 is a medium vulnerability published on February 4, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtiotransportget_credit() The credit calculation in virtiotransportget_credit() uses unsigned arithmetic: ret = vvs->peerbufalloc - (vvs->txcnt - vvs->peerfwd_cnt); If the peer shrinks its…
When was CVE-2026-23069 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23069 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 4, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23069 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23069 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23069?
CVE-2026-23069 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23069?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23069, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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