CVE-2026-52959

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virt: sev-guest: Do not use host-controlled page order in cleanup path When issuing an extended guest request (SVM_VMGEXIT_EXT_GUEST_REQUEST), get_ext_report() allocates a buffer to retrieve a certificate blob from the host, keeping track of its size in report_req->certs_len. However, the host may return SNP_GUEST_VMM_ERR_INVALID_LEN, indicating an invalid buffer size, as well as the expected length of such buffer. get_ext_report() subsequently updates report_req->certs_len with the host-controlled value, and cleans up the buffer by computing a page order from such value. This is incorrect, as the host-provided length may not match the page order of the original allocation, potentially resulting in corruption in the page allocator. Fix this by using alloc_pages_exact() instead, and reusing @npages to compute the size passed to free_pages_exact(). For consistency, also use @npages to compute the size when allocating the pages, even though this last change has no functional effect.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Jul 2026, 16:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e6a1ca04ae44806439a5a446e62e4d42e80bb4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e6a1ca04ae44806439a5a446e62e4d42e80bb4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6fb0211b39aaa1b841260681dd02ca6b693ed5 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6fb0211b39aaa1b841260681dd02ca6b693ed5 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e48b4f813d2c3db75d522aa82ab705ce04b7e2d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e48b4f813d2c3db75d522aa82ab705ce04b7e2d - Patch
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo

28 Jun 2026, 08:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

24 Jun 2026, 17:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-24 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-14 16:28


NVD link : CVE-2026-52959

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52959

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52959


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel