# CVE-2026-46124: isofs: validate block number from NFS file handle in isofs_export_iget

> An authenticated NFS peer can read adjacent partition data via crafted file handles in the Linux kernel isofs module, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 May 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-88947, BELL-CVE-2026-46124, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46124, GHSA-5599-pvjx-q3hc, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-46124, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-46124, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-46124, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-46124, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46124

## What is CVE-2026-46124?

CVE-2026-46124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

isofs: validate block number from NFS file handle in isofs_export_iget

isofs_fh_to_dentry() and isofs_fh_to_parent() pass an attacker-
controlled block number (ifid->block or ifid->parent_block) from
the NFS file handle to isofs_export_iget(), which only rejects
block == 0 before calling isofs_iget() and ultimately sb_bread().
A crafted file handle with fh_len sufficient to pass the check
added by commit 0405d4b63d08 ("isofs: Prevent the use of too small
fid") can still drive the server to read any in-range block on the
backing device as if it were an iso_directory_record.  That earlier
fix was assigned CVE-2025-37780.

sb_bread() on an out-of-range block returns NULL cleanly via the
EIO path, so there is no memory-safety violation.  For in-range
reads of adjacent-partition data on the same block device, the
unrelated bytes end up in iso_inode_info fields that reach the NFS
client as dentry metadata.  The deployment surface (isofs exported
over NFS from loop-mounted images) is narrow and requires an
authenticated NFS peer, but the malformed-file-handle class is
reportable as hardening next to the existing CVE-2025-37780 fix.

Reject block >= ISOFS_SB(sb)->s_nzones in isofs_export_iget() so
the check covers both isofs_fh_to_dentry() and isofs_fh_to_parent()
call sites with a single line.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46124?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-46124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.