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CVE-2026-98254

swiotlb: use the adjusted address for the highmem page lookup

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 3rd percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile3rd0.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1 product4 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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  • LinuxAffected: ≥ 5f89468e2f060031cd89fd4287298e0eaf246bf6, < 6e53b4d6afbde626255805d438cabb1cac482445Upgrade to: 6e53b4d6afbde626255805d438cabb1cac482445Affected: ≥ 5f89468e2f060031cd89fd4287298e0eaf246bf6, < aa4709813b29db89f2307f968db5d24925dcdeb1Upgrade to: aa4709813b29db89f2307f968db5d24925dcdeb1Affected: ≥ 5f89468e2f060031cd89fd4287298e0eaf246bf6, < 0219b72f5c209732b2f03a8cc0d7240b5e428a99Upgrade to: 0219b72f5c209732b2f03a8cc0d7240b5e428a99Affected: ≥ 5f89468e2f060031cd89fd4287298e0eaf246bf6, < b7d7914a9ae3097e63d113007e4fb44d33d515b1Upgrade to: b7d7914a9ae3097e63d113007e4fb44d33d515b1 + 4 more branchesStated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: swiotlb: use the adjusted address for the highmem page lookup swiotlb_bounce() reads the page frame number from the slot's recorded orig_addr, then advances orig_addr by tlb_offset to reach the address the caller asked about. The highmem branch mixes the two: the offset within the page comes from the adjusted address, the page from the value before it. Once the adjustment crosses a page boundary the pair no longer describes one location, and the whole copy lands one page below the intended one for a positive tlb_offset, one above for a negative one. DMA_FROM_DEVICE writes the device data over the wrong page and leaves the intended one stale, DMA_TO_DEVICE feeds the device from a page the mapping may not cover. Partial syncs through dma_sync_single_range_for_*() are what make tlb_offset non-zero. The branch test is picked the same way, so a slot recorded in lowmem can be adjusted into highmem and the lowmem path then hands a highmem address to phys_to_virt(). Take both from orig_addr once it is final and keep pfn in the branch that uses it. PhysHighMem() asks the question straight from the address, as dma-debug already does.

In plain language

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Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS3rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 3rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

3 events over 1 day, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Record updated
  2. Publishedrecord updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

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