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CVE-2026-46316
KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry vgic_its_invalidate_cache() walks the per-ITS translation cache with xa_for_each() and drops the cache's reference on each entry with vgic_put_irq(). It puts the iterated pointer, though, rather than the value returned by xa_erase(). The function is called from contexts that do not exclude one another: the ITS command handlers hold its_lock, the GITS_CTLR write path holds cmd_lock, and the path that clears EnableLPIs in a redistributor's GICR_CTLR holds neither. Two or more of them can drain the same cache concurrently, and if each one observes the same entry, erases it and then puts it, the single reference the cache holds on that entry is dropped more than once. The entry can then be freed while an ITE still maps it. xa_erase() is atomic and returns the previous entry, so put only the entry that this context actually removed. The cache reference is then dropped exactly once per entry even when the invalidations run concurrently, and the behavior is unchanged when only one context runs.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2026, 1:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 9, 2026, 1:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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Solution
Fix the translation cache reference dropping logic to prevent double-free.
  • Only drop reference for the erased entry.
  • Ensure xa_erase() returns the correct entry.
  • Apply the vendor-supplied patch.
  • Update the Linux kernel.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry vgic_its_invalidate_cache() walks the per-ITS translation cache with xa_for_each() and drops the cache's reference on each entry with vgic_put_irq(). It puts the iterated pointer, though, rather than the value returned by xa_erase(). The function is called from contexts that do not exclude one another: the ITS command handlers hold its_lock, the GITS_CTLR write path holds cmd_lock, and the path that clears EnableLPIs in a redistributor's GICR_CTLR holds neither. Two or more of them can drain the same cache concurrently, and if each one observes the same entry, erases it and then puts it, the single reference the cache holds on that entry is dropped more than once. The entry can then be freed while an ITE still maps it. xa_erase() is atomic and returns the previous entry, so put only the entry that this context actually removed. The cache reference is then dropped exactly once per entry even when the invalidations run concurrently, and the behavior is unchanged when only one context runs.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13031fb6b8357fbbcded2a7f4cba73e4781ee594
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbc395e81bd29c543a0529a678327e932a7ec69
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9121f4605ab94969f62d1b5714ca3c6c69bd202f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b72e88046328c9fdc638fe887d4240257dd5dc
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