mshv_vtl: Check per-CPU register page before mmap
Register-page setup is optional for each CPU. If allocation or
registration fails, mshv_vtl_configure_reg_page() warns and leaves that
CPU's reg_page NULL, but initial context setup continues successfully.
Meanwhile, successful setup on another CPU sets the global
mshv_has_reg_page flag.
mshv_vtl_fault() checks this global flag before selecting the requested
CPU's register page. With mixed setup results across online CPUs, the
check passes even for a CPU with no register page, reaching
get_page(NULL) when userspace faults in that mapping.
Check the selected per-CPU register page before taking its reference and
return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS if it is absent.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv_vtl: Check per-CPU register page before mmap Register-page setup is optional for each CPU. If allocation or registration fails, mshv_vtl_configure_reg_page() warns and leaves that CPU's reg_page NULL, but initial context setup continues successfully. Meanwhile, successful setup on another CPU sets the global mshv_has_reg_page flag. mshv_vtl_fault() checks this global flag before selecting the requested CPU's register page. With mixed setup results across online CPUs, the check passes even for a CPU with no register page, reaching get_page(NULL) when userspace faults in that mapping. Check the selected per-CPU register page before taking its reference and return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS if it is absent. | |
| Title | mshv_vtl: Check per-CPU register page before mmap | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-28T10:35:19.539Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.398Z
Link: CVE-2026-99168
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-28T11:17:37.290
Modified: 2026-10-28T11:17:37.290
Link: CVE-2026-99168
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-28T14:00:17Z
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference