CVE-2026-23187 pmdomain: imx8m-blk-ctrl: fix out-of-range access of bc->domains

High 7.1 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the i.MX8M block control driver can cause a kernel crash or leak memory, requiring a patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-23187?

CVE-2026-23187 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

pmdomain: imx8m-blk-ctrl: fix out-of-range access of bc->domains

Fix out-of-range access of bc->domains in imx8m_blk_ctrl_remove().

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23187?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23187?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-23187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-77673, BELL-CVE-2026-23187, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23187, GHSA-48gf-xj76-5v9h, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-23187, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-23187 and 2 more.

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