In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/iova: Fix alloc iova overflows issue
In __alloc_and_insert_iova_range, there is an issue that retry_pfn overflows. The value of iovad->anchor.pfn_hi is ~0UL, then when iovad->cached_node is iovad->anchor, curr_iova->pfn_hi + 1 will overflow. As a result, if the retry logic is executed, low_pfn is updated to 0, and then new_pfn < low_pfn returns false to make the allocation successful.
This issue occurs in the following two situations: 1. The first iova size exceeds the domain size. When initializing iova domain, iovad->cached_node is assigned as iovad->anchor. For example, the iova domain size is 10M, start_pfn is 0x1_F000_0000, and the iova size allocated for the first time is 11M. The following is the log information, new->pfn_lo is smaller than iovad->cached_node.
Example log as follows: [ 223.798112][T1705487] sh: [name:iova&]__alloc_and_insert_iova_range start_pfn:0x1f0000,retry_pfn:0x0,size:0xb00,limit_pfn:0x1f0a00 [ 223.799590][T1705487] sh: [name:iova&]__alloc_and_insert_iova_range success start_pfn:0x1f0000,new->pfn_lo:0x1efe00,new->pfn_hi:0x1f08ff
2. The node with the largest iova->pfn_lo value in the iova domain is deleted, iovad->cached_node will be updated to iovad->anchor, and then the alloc iova size exceeds the maximum iova size that can be allocated in the domain.
After judging that retry_pfn is less than limit_pfn, call retry_pfn+1 to fix the overflow issue.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.90-54.138Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtime | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 |
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