In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/cirrus-qemu: Validate BAR0 size during probe

The `cirrus-qemu` driver relies on `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE` (4 MB) to validate
framebuffer sizes. However, during PCI probe, the driver mapped BAR0
without verifying that its size matches `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE`.

If a PCI device with a BAR0 smaller than 4 MB is bound to the driver, the
mapped VRAM will be smaller than expected. Because validation checks assume
4 MB VRAM, framebuffers larger than the mapped memory can be created.

When the display plane is updated (e.g. during release),
`cirrus_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update()` copies the framebuffer to
VRAM using `drm_fb_memcpy()`. Writing past the end of the mapped I/O memory
causes a supervisor write page fault:

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc9000389c000
...
RIP: 0010:memcpy_toio+0x7c/0xe0 arch/x86/lib/iomem.c:110
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
iosys_map_memcpy_to include/linux/iosys-map.h:285 [inline]
drm_fb_memcpy+0x325/0x5d0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_format_helper.c:442
cirrus_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update+0x98a/0xb00
drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c:358
drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes+0x626/0xea0
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:3038
drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x60/0x510
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:1989
commit_tail+0x2b1/0x3c0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:2074
drm_atomic_helper_commit+0xa77/0xb10
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:2312

Fix this by validating in `cirrus_pci_probe()` that the PCI BAR0 resource
is not less than `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE`, returning `-ENODEV` if it is less.

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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/cirrus-qemu: Validate BAR0 size during probe The `cirrus-qemu` driver relies on `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE` (4 MB) to validate framebuffer sizes. However, during PCI probe, the driver mapped BAR0 without verifying that its size matches `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE`. If a PCI device with a BAR0 smaller than 4 MB is bound to the driver, the mapped VRAM will be smaller than expected. Because validation checks assume 4 MB VRAM, framebuffers larger than the mapped memory can be created. When the display plane is updated (e.g. during release), `cirrus_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update()` copies the framebuffer to VRAM using `drm_fb_memcpy()`. Writing past the end of the mapped I/O memory causes a supervisor write page fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc9000389c000 ... RIP: 0010:memcpy_toio+0x7c/0xe0 arch/x86/lib/iomem.c:110 ... Call Trace: <TASK> iosys_map_memcpy_to include/linux/iosys-map.h:285 [inline] drm_fb_memcpy+0x325/0x5d0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_format_helper.c:442 cirrus_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update+0x98a/0xb00 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c:358 drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes+0x626/0xea0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:3038 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x60/0x510 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:1989 commit_tail+0x2b1/0x3c0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:2074 drm_atomic_helper_commit+0xa77/0xb10 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:2312 Fix this by validating in `cirrus_pci_probe()` that the PCI BAR0 resource is not less than `CIRRUS_VRAM_SIZE`, returning `-ENODEV` if it is less.
Title drm/cirrus-qemu: Validate BAR0 size during probe
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:14:35.740Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.319Z

Link: CVE-2026-98142

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:45.710

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:04:42.057

Link: CVE-2026-98142

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98142 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-30T13:30:17Z

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