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CVE-2026-97503: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: genirq/proc: Size interrupt directory names for 10-digit interrupt numb

CVE-2026-97503 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-24

Executive brief

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

genirq/proc: Size interrupt directory names for 10-digit interrupt numbers

/proc/irq/<n>/ directory names are built in `char name[10]` buffers with `sprintf(name, "%u", irq)`.

Ten-digit IRQ numbers already need 11 bytes including the trailing NUL, and current sparse-IRQ configurations allow interrupt numbers in that range.

Size the temporary name buffer for the current decimal form and switch to bounded formatting when creating or removing the proc entry.

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