In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper()
tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() derives nr_pages from a caller-supplied size
and passes it to alloc_pages_exact() without checking it. For size == 0
nr_pages is 0, and alloc_pages_exact(0) calls get_order(0), which is
documented as undefined and returns BITS_PER_LONG - PAGE_SHIFT. The page
allocator then trips its order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER warning and fails the
allocation; on a panic_on_warn kernel that ends the boot.
This can be triggered by TEE_IOC_SHM_ALLOC with struct
tee_ioctl_shm_alloc_data where size is 0.
Reject a zero page count, as register_shm_helper() already does for the
register path.
tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper()
tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() derives nr_pages from a caller-supplied size
and passes it to alloc_pages_exact() without checking it. For size == 0
nr_pages is 0, and alloc_pages_exact(0) calls get_order(0), which is
documented as undefined and returns BITS_PER_LONG - PAGE_SHIFT. The page
allocator then trips its order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER warning and fails the
allocation; on a panic_on_warn kernel that ends the boot.
This can be triggered by TEE_IOC_SHM_ALLOC with struct
tee_ioctl_shm_alloc_data where size is 0.
Reject a zero page count, as register_shm_helper() already does for the
register path.
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Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() derives nr_pages from a caller-supplied size and passes it to alloc_pages_exact() without checking it. For size == 0 nr_pages is 0, and alloc_pages_exact(0) calls get_order(0), which is documented as undefined and returns BITS_PER_LONG - PAGE_SHIFT. The page allocator then trips its order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER warning and fails the allocation; on a panic_on_warn kernel that ends the boot. This can be triggered by TEE_IOC_SHM_ALLOC with struct tee_ioctl_shm_alloc_data where size is 0. Reject a zero page count, as register_shm_helper() already does for the register path. | |
| Title | tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-26T14:52:03.824Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.390Z
Link: CVE-2026-99097
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-26T15:16:48.750
Modified: 2026-10-26T15:16:48.750
Link: CVE-2026-99097
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