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CVE-2026-18418

Out-of-bounds read when the zbus proxy agent IPC backend logs a rejected peer frame's channel name

CVSS score

3.4

EPSS probability

—

Risk score

0.3

Published

1 d ago

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Verified against sources

CVE-2026-18418: zephyr zbus proxy agent IPC Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Sources read

2

Source agreement

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Evidence confidence

%63

Short explanation

A vulnerability exists in the zephyr component of zephyrproject where the zbus proxy agent IPC backend performs an out-of-bounds read while logging a rejected frame channel name.

Why does it matter?

This vulnerability can lead to the disclosure of sensitive adjacent memory contents into the log sink and a potential fatal fault if unmapped regions are accessed.

What should be done?

  • Follow the vendor advisory to apply necessary updates
Chain of evidence and sources2 verified claims

zephyr zbus proxy agent IPC arka ucu, reddedilen bir çerçevenin kanal adını düz %s dönüşümüyle günlüğe kaydeder.

Zafiyetin tetiklenmesi CONFIG_ZBUS_PROXY_AGENT_IPC yapılandırmasını ve eş etki alanı bellenimi kontrolünü gerektirir.

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The zbus proxy agent IPC backend in subsys/zbus/proxy_agent/zbus_proxy_agent_ipc.c logged the channel name of a rejected inter-domain frame with a plain %s conversion. The frame type struct zbus_proxy_msg carries a fixed-size channel_name[] array as its last member, and nothing in the transport guarantees the array is NUL-terminated. The only code that verifies termination is zbus_proxy_agent_receive_cb() in subsys/zbus/proxy_agent/zbus_proxy_agent.c, which rejects the frame in precisely those cases — so the warning printed a non-terminated buffer exactly on the error paths where the name had been found invalid (or, for an invalid message_size, had not been inspected at all). Any peer domain able to place a frame of sizeof(struct zbus_proxy_msg) bytes on the bound ipc_service endpoint can trigger it, by sending a frame with an out-of-range message_size or with channel_name[] containing no NUL byte. Reaching the code requires CONFIG_ZBUS_PROXY_AGENT_IPC and logging built at warning level or above (the default), and requires control over the firmware of the peer domain — typically a second core on the same SoC. The resulting strlen() inside the log packager walks past the end of the frame object until it finds a zero byte. With the icmsg backend the frame lives in a stack buffer of the IPC work-queue thread, so bytes of that thread's stack are rendered into the log message; with the rpmsg backends the scan continues through the shared vring memory. Impact is bounded to disclosure of a small amount of adjacent memory into the receiving domain's log sink, plus a possible fatal fault if the scan leaves a mapped region; the log packager's own -ENOSPC bound prevents the overrun from becoming a write. The fix bounds the conversion with %.*s and MIN(msg->channel_name_len, sizeof(msg->channel_name)).

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE: CWE-125

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IMPACT: Affected Products and Software

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-18418 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.

IDVENDORPRODUCTACTION
1zephyrprojectzephyr View
Total affected vendors: 1|Products: 1

RED HAT CSAF/VEX: Product Impact Check

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SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources

CVSS Scores

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SCOREVERSIONSEVERITYVECTORSOURCE
3.4CVSS V3_1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LCVE CNA
3.4CVSS V31LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LNVD

Patch and Remediation Guide

Solution & Remediation Advisory

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Apply the official update named in the evidence only to the matching product and version.
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Public exploit and active exploitation status

Verified exploit intelligence

No verified public PoC, exploit repository or Metasploit module has been found for this CVE yet.

Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Attack Vector and Accessibility

ExposureYerel erişim
PermissionsHigh
UserGerekmiyor

Official Sources and Advisories

CVSS Vector Radar Chart

3.4 / 10
Attack VectorLocalComplexityLowPrivilegesHighUser Interact.NoneConfidentialityLowIntegrityNoneAvailabilityLow

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh privileges
User InteractionNone required
Confidentiality (Gizlilik)Low
Integrity (Bütünlük)None
Availability (Erişilebilirlik)Low

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