{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-74713", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-15T05:44:03.928Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-22T15:33:09.028Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:30:21.707Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:30:21.707Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvhost_iotlb: bound map allocation in add_range\n\nvhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx() only retires an old entry when the table\nhas a non-zero limit, has exactly reached that limit and has\nVHOST_IOTLB_FLAG_RETIRE set. Non-retiring tables can keep allocating\nentries after reaching their configured limit.\n\nExisting vhost devices allocate their IOTLB with max_iotlb_entries from\nvhost.c, which defaults to 2048 and is tunable by module parameter. Use\nthe caller-provided limit at the allocation point instead of adding a\nseparate default in the common IOTLB helper, and reject non-positive\nvalues in vhost paths that can report an error.\n\nOther vhost IOTLB users should not create zero-limit tables when entries\ncan be populated from userspace or guest-controlled requests. Add\ncaller-side max_iotlb_entries parameters for mlx5 vDPA, VDUSE and\nvhost-vDPA. Reject non-positive VDUSE and vhost-vDPA values, and require\nat least two entries for vdpa_sim and mlx5 vDPA paths that install\nfull-range mappings, since those mappings are split into two IOTLB\nentries.\n\nHandle full-range mappings in the common helper by checking that the\nIOTLB can hold both split entries before inserting the first half. This\navoids returning an error after leaving a half mapping behind.\n\nWhen the table is full, keep the existing retire behavior for retiring\ntables and return -ENOSPC for non-retiring tables. Reuse the retired map\nnode instead of freeing it and allocating a replacement, so a stream of\nIOTLB updates cannot keep forcing GFP_ATOMIC allocations after the table\nhas reached its limit. If a zero-limit IOTLB still reaches the common\nhelper, treat it as a configuration error and return -EINVAL.\n\nI found this bug myself, though the patch was written with AI assistance."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The flaw is reached via local VHOST_IOTLB_UPDATE writes on /dev/vhost-* or /dev/vhost-vdpa char devices, or when a KVM guest drives virtio IOTLB misses that the VMM resolves through vhost; it is not triggered by remote network packets.\nAC:L - An attacker reliably floods distinct IOTLB mappings by repeatedly issuing VHOST_IOTLB_UPDATE messages or provoking guest IOTLB misses; no race, rare configuration, or attacker-uncontrollable memory layout is required once vhost IOTLB is active.\nPR:N - A malicious KVM guest can provoke unbounded IOTLB growth through normal virtio IOTLB-miss handling without any host credentials; a host attacker holding the vhost-vdpa/vhost device node also needs no capabilities beyond device access.\nUI:N - Exploitation requires no victim interaction beyond the VM or vhost device already being in use; the attacker programmatically drives the IOTLB update stream in a tight loop.\nS:C - In cloud/KVM deployments, an unprivileged guest VM causes unbounded host-kernel GFP_ATOMIC allocations in vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx(), crossing the VM/host security boundary to deny service on the hypervisor.\nC:N - The bug causes only unbounded kmalloc of vhost_iotlb_map structures without out-of-bounds access, use-after-free, or information disclosure; successful exploitation does not read kernel memory.\nI:N - No memory corruption or arbitrary write occurs; impact is limited to kernel memory consumption and does not modify data or enable code execution through the allocation flaw itself.\nA:H - Unbounded IOTLB entry allocation or perpetual GFP_ATOMIC kmalloc when tables are at capacity exhausts kernel memory/atomic reserves, causing host OOM, kernel panics, or complete hypervisor denial of service."}]}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h", "drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c", "drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/resources.c", "drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c", "drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.c", "drivers/vhost/iotlb.c", "drivers/vhost/vdpa.c", "drivers/vhost/vhost.c"], "versions": [{"version": "0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c", "lessThan": "91d3f1fcb8f7109f18d46a7366bb8202ac4b4456", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c", "lessThan": "96da3e1439e7d689eea09fc9b6227fbab5b88ac3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c", "lessThan": 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