CVE-2026-89513
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:
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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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)
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact70 %
Vulnerabilidad de escalada local (AV:L, PR:L) en KVM de Linux que permite overflow de buffer e out-of-bounds writes en modo kernel, posibilitando ejecución de código con privilegios o denegación de servicio.
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRISC-V: KVM: Fix PMU event info array size overflow\n\nSBI PMU EVENT_GET_INFO stores guest-controlled num_events * sizeof(*einfo)\nin a 32-bit integer. On RV64, num_events = 0x10000001 makes 0x100000010\ntruncate to 16. KVM then allocates one entry but loops over the original\nnum_events, causing out-of-bounds reads and writes. A nested guest\ntriggered:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142\nRead of size 4 at addr ff600000074d46b0 by task init/1\nCall Trace:\n[<ffffffff8006471c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0xa4/0x142\n[<ffffffff800690c0>] kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268\n[<ffffffff8006779e>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6\n[<ffffffff8006008c>] kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540\n[<ffffffff8005ea0a>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80\nAllocated by task 1:\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x19e/0x4b0\n kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_event_info+0x72/0x142\n kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler+0xca/0x268\n kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall+0xec/0x1e6\n kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit+0x48c/0x540\n kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x37e/0xc80\nThe buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of\n allocated 16-byte region [ff600000074d46a0, ff600000074d46b0)\n\nStore the shared-memory size in size_t and reject multiplication overflow.\nAllocate the guest-driven array with GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT so it is charged\nto kmemcg, and use __GFP_NOWARN to suppress allocation failure warnings.\nUse kvcalloc() to allow vmalloc fallback and an unsigned long loop index\nto match num_events."
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