openrisc: fix arbitrary kernel memory access via or1k_atomic syscall
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-89489 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-11 20:19:30 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-11 20:19:30 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
openrisc: fix arbitrary kernel memory access via or1k_atomic syscall
sys_or1k_atomic() (syscall 244 in the "or1k" ABI) takes two user
pointers, v1 and v2, and swaps the words they point to in hand-written
assembly.
l.lwz r29,0(r4)
l.lwz r27,0(r5)
l.sw 0(r4),r27
l.sw 0(r5),r29
The pointers are not checked with access_ok(). The four memory
accesses also have no exception table entries.
A caller passes a kernel address as either pointer, and the syscall
reads from and writes to it directly.
This gives an unprivileged process a kernel read/write primitive. It
overwrites kernel data such as the sys_call_table, gaining code
execution in kernel context.
Check both pointers before entering the critical section. Add fixups
for the four memory accesses so faults on valid but unmapped user
addresses return -EFAULT.
[[email protected]: fix comment style] |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9d02a4283e9ce4e9ca11ff00615bdacdb0515a1a a520e8cac54fb403f3800125b606f55fcad42cb9 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9d02a4283e9ce4e9ca11ff00615bdacdb0515a1a d64a75369cd0f2ee79afcc9d9ca34a3890989379 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9d02a4283e9ce4e9ca11ff00615bdacdb0515a1a b53435c079c78f89f70a62dd5a322cca4e292b34 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9d02a4283e9ce4e9ca11ff00615bdacdb0515a1a 78004e9a87f240df03e2f73120d291763c32e0a7 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 3.1 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 3.1 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.109 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.50 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.4 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/78004e9a87f240df03e2f73120d291763c32e0a7 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a520e8cac54fb403f3800125b606f55fcad42cb9 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/b53435c079c78f89f70a62dd5a322cca4e292b34 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64a75369cd0f2ee79afcc9d9ca34a3890989379 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.