vhost_iotlb: bound map allocation in add_range (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.14 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_iotlb: bound map allocation in add_range vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx() only retires an old entry when the table has a non-zero limit, has exactly reached that limit and has VHOST_IOTLB_FLAG_RETIRE set. Non-retiring tables can keep allocating entries after reaching their configured limit. Existing vhost devices allocate their IOTLB with max_iotlb_entries from vhost.c, which defaults to 2048 and is tunable by module parameter. Use the caller-provided limit at the allocation point instead of adding a separate default in the common IOTLB helper, and reject non-positive values in vhost paths that can report an error. Other vhost IOTLB users should not create zero-limit tables when entries can be populated from userspace or guest-controlled requests. Add caller-side max_iotlb_entries parameters for mlx5 vDPA, VDUSE and vhost-vDPA. Reject non-positive VDUSE and vhost-vDPA values, and require at least two entries for vdpa_sim and mlx5 vDPA paths that install full-range mappings, since those mappings are split into two IOTLB entries. Handle full-range mappings in the common helper by checking that the IOTLB can hold both split entries before inserting the first half. This avoids returning an error after leaving a half mapping behind. When the table is full, keep the existing retire behavior for retiring tables and return -ENOSPC for non-retiring tables. Reuse the retired map node instead of freeing it and allocating a replacement, so a stream of IOTLB updates cannot keep forcing GFP_ATOMIC allocations after the table has reached its limit. If a zero-limit IOTLB still reaches the common helper, treat it as a configuration error and return -EINVAL. I found this bug myself, though the patch was written with AI assistance.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d3f1fcb8f7109f18d46a7366bb8202ac4b4456
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96da3e1439e7d689eea09fc9b6227fbab5b88ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb70200e34772572ad08e99291b08afea6522111
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57164cdddb46924ff9fa191b727ca097744de88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae128dd19040ee06a4f8143c7ced4d18080d7a9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed35ac7f3fe2b4396bdd29ac3a7f0ebc0829e94
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-64400
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-74713
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1372 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1335 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < 91d3f1fcb8f7109f18d46a7366bb8202ac4b4456 ; affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < 96da3e1439e7d689eea09fc9b6227fbab5b88ac3 ; affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < eb70200e34772572ad08e99291b08afea6522111 ; affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < b57164cdddb46924ff9fa191b727ca097744de88 ; affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < ae128dd19040ee06a4f8143c7ced4d18080d7a9a ; affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c < 1ed35ac7f3fe2b4396bdd29ac3a7f0ebc0829e94 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.7 ; unaffected 0 < 5.7 ; unaffected 6.1.191 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.160 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.114 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.57 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |