In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RISC-V: KVM: Fix PMU event info array size overflow
SBI PMU EVENT_GET_INFO stores guest-controlled num_events * sizeof(*einfo)
in a 32-bit integer. On RV64, num_events = 0x10000001 makes 0x100000010
truncate to 16. KVM then allocates one entry but loops over the original
num_events, causing out-of-bounds reads and writes. A nested guest
triggered:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142
Read of size 4 at addr ff600000074d46b0 by task init/1
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8006471c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142
[<ffffffff800690c0>] kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268
[<ffffffff8006779e>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6
[<ffffffff8006008c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540
[<ffffffff8005ea0a>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80
Allocated by task 1:
__kmalloc_noprof+0x19e/0x4b0
kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0x72/0x142
kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268
kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6
kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80
The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of
allocated 16-byte region [ff600000074d46a0, ff600000074d46b0)
Store the shared-memory size in size_t and reject multiplication overflow.
Allocate the guest-driven array with GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT so it is charged
to kmemcg, and use __GFP_NOWARN to suppress allocation failure warnings.
Use kvcalloc() to allow vmalloc fallback and an unsigned long loop index
to match num_events.
RISC-V: KVM: Fix PMU event info array size overflow
SBI PMU EVENT_GET_INFO stores guest-controlled num_events * sizeof(*einfo)
in a 32-bit integer. On RV64, num_events = 0x10000001 makes 0x100000010
truncate to 16. KVM then allocates one entry but loops over the original
num_events, causing out-of-bounds reads and writes. A nested guest
triggered:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142
Read of size 4 at addr ff600000074d46b0 by task init/1
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8006471c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142
[<ffffffff800690c0>] kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268
[<ffffffff8006779e>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6
[<ffffffff8006008c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540
[<ffffffff8005ea0a>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80
Allocated by task 1:
__kmalloc_noprof+0x19e/0x4b0
kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0x72/0x142
kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268
kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6
kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80
The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of
allocated 16-byte region [ff600000074d46a0, ff600000074d46b0)
Store the shared-memory size in size_t and reject multiplication overflow.
Allocate the guest-driven array with GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT so it is charged
to kmemcg, and use __GFP_NOWARN to suppress allocation failure warnings.
Use kvcalloc() to allow vmalloc fallback and an unsigned long loop index
to match num_events.
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History
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RISC-V: KVM: Fix PMU event info array size overflow SBI PMU EVENT_GET_INFO stores guest-controlled num_events * sizeof(*einfo) in a 32-bit integer. On RV64, num_events = 0x10000001 makes 0x100000010 truncate to 16. KVM then allocates one entry but loops over the original num_events, causing out-of-bounds reads and writes. A nested guest triggered: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142 Read of size 4 at addr ff600000074d46b0 by task init/1 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8006471c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142 [<ffffffff800690c0>] kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268 [<ffffffff8006779e>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6 [<ffffffff8006008c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540 [<ffffffff8005ea0a>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80 Allocated by task 1: __kmalloc_noprof+0x19e/0x4b0 kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0x72/0x142 kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268 kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6 kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 16-byte region [ff600000074d46a0, ff600000074d46b0) Store the shared-memory size in size_t and reject multiplication overflow. Allocate the guest-driven array with GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT so it is charged to kmemcg, and use __GFP_NOWARN to suppress allocation failure warnings. Use kvcalloc() to allow vmalloc fallback and an unsigned long loop index to match num_events. | |
| Title | RISC-V: KVM: Fix PMU event info array size overflow | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:43:57.960Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.717Z
Link: CVE-2026-89513
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:33.787
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:33.787
Link: CVE-2026-89513
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T13:15:05Z
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