{"cve":"CVE-2026-63987","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-19T16:17:17.953","modified":"2026-10-19T21:17:16.810","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: coalesce: cap profile updates at NET_DIM_PARAMS_NUM_PROFILES\n\nethnl_update_profile() walks the ETHTOOL_A_PROFILE_IRQ_MODERATION\nnest list with an index 'i' and writes new_profile[i++] without\nbounding i. The destination is kmemdup()'d at NET_DIM_PARAMS_NUM_PROFILES\nentries (5), but the Netlink nest count is entirely user-controlled.\nNetlink policies do not have support for constraining the number\nof nested entries (or number of multi-attr entries).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c02c190bcd9822477038ff2cee10ea584ac1b1d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6205f7166d2dd14a017a5802c81e5bd1421a8635","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7281b096b072f6c6e30420e3467d738f2e4c4b57","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c9cc7c47781c6f4fa29d80a1193a8bcd1525bc"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-63987","score":0.00129,"percentile":0.02525,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}