CVE-2026-98282
Published: October 9, 2026Last modified: October 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/iommu: Fix the overflow validation in iommu_tce_check_ioba The commit b1af23d836f8 ("KVM: PPC: iommu: Unify TCE checking") unified IOBA parameter checking across KVM and VFIO into iommu_tce_check_ioba(). While doing so, the passed in argument npages is ignored and constant value '1' is used leaving out a possible overflow as the callers can legitimately be using npages > 1 for H_STUFF_TCE or H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT cases. Fix this by accounting for 'npages', checking for arithmetic overflow, and verifying that the entire requested range (ioba - offset + npages) does not exceed the table capacity 'size'.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.189-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.112-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.55-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0543813753ef5cfbd6fa96694f7acf783fa01af7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b271f7d7f5ed45bc498a03ce0aa9cfd8402fc71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314091243159f8e3749bc719bb129f423f72fd86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3776bf56e06980e8a12c8c0565d9e6ac44965f03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d8dcc4ebd10523507d4478e148809a7771a213
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd9c9bbb05417f468a11fb6d145d7ff61f4a868
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48ceb6e1a6915c7bac4f902554a1047365cdff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a1779129d936bc1fbab80181165da544eab736