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CVE-2026-89962

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

powerpc/kexec_file: Prevent kexec range truncation

Sashiko AI review pointed out the following issue.

The __merge_memory_ranges() function incorrectly handles overlapping memory ranges when merging them. Although sort_memory_ranges() sorts all ranges by their start address in ascending order beforehand, the merge logic remains defective in two ways:

2. It unconditionally overwrites 'ranges[idx].end' with 'ranges[i].end'.

This logic flaw leads to critical memory truncation when a larger memory range completely subsumes subsequent smaller ranges.

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As a result, valid memory fragments [0x5001 - 0x5fff] and [0x8001 - 0x9000] are completely lost from the kexec exclude lists, potentially allowing the crash kernel to overwrite active memory, causing data corruption or crashes.

Fix this by ensuring the start of the current range is compared against the end of the active merged range (idx), and use max() to safely prevent the outer boundary from being truncated.

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1. It compares the current range's start against the previous element (i-1)
   instead of the running target index (idx)

For example, consider a sorted input array with three ranges:
  Range A (idx=0): [0x1000 - 0x9000]
  Range B (i=1):   [0x2000 - 0x5000] (completely inside Range A)
  Range C (i=2):   [0x6000 - 0x8000] (completely inside Range A)

1. When i=1 (Range B):
   ranges[1].start (0x2000) <= ranges[0].end + 1 (0x9001) is TRUE.
   The code executes: ranges[0].end = ranges[1].end, which erroneously
   shrinks Range A's end from 0x9000 down to 0x5000.

2. When i=2 (Range C):
   ranges[2].start (0x6000) <= ranges[1].end + 1 (0x5001) is FALSE.
   The code falls into the else block, creating a broken new range.

CVSS

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

Linux — Linux KernelAI

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