KVM: arm64: vgic-v3: take an LPI reference in vgic_v3_save_pending_tables

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-89913
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-16 11:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-10-21 13:20:31 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-v3: take an LPI reference in vgic_v3_save_pending_tables vgic_v3_save_pending_tables() iterates dist->lpi_xa using xa_for_each() and dereferences the returned struct vgic_irq in the loop body without holding a reference on the LPI. The xarray iterator only provides temporary RCU coverage while looking up the current entry. That is not sufficient for this loop body, which reads fields from struct vgic_irq and performs guest memory accesses before the iteration completes. A concurrent path can trigger this race: the irqfd cached injection path (vgic_its_inject_cached_translation) obtains a transient LPI reference via vgic_its_check_cache() without holding kvm->lock, vcpu->mutex, config_lock, or its_lock. If guest ITS DISCARD then drops the cache and ITE references under its_lock, the transient inject reference may become the final one. When vgic_put_irq() drops it, the LPI is erased from lpi_xa and freed via kfree_rcu(). Meanwhile, vgic_v3_save_pending_tables() may still hold a stale pointer obtained from the xarray iterator and dereference it after the RCU grace period completes. Fix this by re-fetching each iterated LPI via vgic_get_irq(), which takes a stable reference, and dropping it with vgic_put_irq() on all paths. This matches the pattern already used by other lpi_xa iterators in the vgic ITS code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 280771252c1bae0947215c59fb9ea6a8d9f8399d 4000462866bc71f16d1bfb3cf8e969f95150cd64 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 280771252c1bae0947215c59fb9ea6a8d9f8399d 7631f95297560157d3a9283cb999e3be00103348 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 280771252c1bae0947215c59fb9ea6a8d9f8399d d3a2d20b7248ea67465af1cf79c79f90ff70926c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 280771252c1bae0947215c59fb9ea6a8d9f8399d f5b8f203bfc07a5a257dff859e66d2c500f9f509 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.12 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.12 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.114 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.51 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.5 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4000462866bc71f16d1bfb3cf8e969f95150cd64 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7631f95297560157d3a9283cb999e3be00103348 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b8f203bfc07a5a257dff859e66d2c500f9f509 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3a2d20b7248ea67465af1cf79c79f90ff70926c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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