# CVE-2026-80723: of: reserved\_mem: prevent OOB when too many dynamic regions are defined

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 9a0fe62f93ede02c27aaca81112af1e59c8c0979, fixed in 68d27250c9e81ab7764603e346c2b1017cb53adf; from 8a6e02d0c00e7b62e6acb74146878bb91e9e7e31, fixed in cfa7e2734877330d6c10e0f33953905486c4530c; from 8a6e02d0c00e7b62e6acb74146878bb91e9e7e31, fixed in de8ccbd6bf4efe7a059e2c483789936009e10f42; from 8a6e02d0c00e7b62e6acb74146878bb91e9e7e31, fixed in db3dbdfea1b8f38774419c5c2c14e4b81c48708d; from 6.12.13, fixed in 6.12.103
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.103; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.44; fixed in 7.1.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: reserved_mem: prevent OOB when too many dynamic regions are defined On boot, fdt_scan_reserved_mem() saves each dynamically-placed /reserved-memory subnode into a local array of size MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS. If the device tree defines more than MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS dynamically-placed regions, fdt_scan_reserved_mem() writes past the end of the local array. Add a bounds check that logs an error and skips the excess regions, restoring the original behavior.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d27250c9e81ab7764603e346c2b1017cb53adf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa7e2734877330d6c10e0f33953905486c4530c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de8ccbd6bf4efe7a059e2c483789936009e10f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db3dbdfea1b8f38774419c5c2c14e4b81c48708d

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