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01 Record

CVE-2026-16513

Missing write validation of user-supplied handle pointer in the RTIO syscall verifier allows arbitrary kernel write

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: zephyr
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Missing write validation of user-supplied handle pointer in the RTIO syscall verifier allows arbitrary kernel write

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
Not scored by EPSS
EPSS percentile
Not scored by EPSS
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-28.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-09-28 19:59Z2 HR AGO
Last updated
2026-09-28 19:59Z2 HR AGO
Reserved
2026-07-21
Assigning CNA
zephyr
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.2
Document digest
308d8c6476a7c5a777b3e71048ae00378d00bc2ebeb07f4d32e392df02cc5169

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
zephyrprojectzephyr3.4.0 to < 4.4.2—

06 References