kho: fix size calculation in kho_preserved_memory_reserve()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kho: fix size calculation in kho_preserved_memory_reserve() kho_preserved_memory_reserve() calculates the size of a preservation by doing 1 << (order + PAGE_SHIFT). Since the '1' is a 32-bit integer, it can only be shifted by 31. That is, it will only work for preservations up to 2 GiB. Larger preservations will trigger undefined behaviour. While preservations larger than 2 GiB can't be obtained via folios currently, they can be obtained via kho_preserve_pages(). For example, memblock reserve_mem uses kho_preserve_pages(). Reservations larger than 2 GiB are valid and will trigger this bug if properly aligned. Fix it by using 1UL for shifting.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.57, 7.2.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-89568
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 01:36 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
kho: fix size calculation in kho_preserved_memory_reserve()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 11 Sept 2026, 19:44 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kho: fix size calculation in kho_preserved_memory_reserve() kho_preserved_memory_reserve() calculates the size of a preservation by doing 1 << (order + PAGE_SHIFT). Since the '1' is a 32-bit integer, it can only be shifted by 31. That is, it will only work for preservations up to 2 GiB. Larger preservations will trigger undefined behaviour. While preservations larger than 2 GiB can't be obtained via folios currently, they can be obtained via kho_preserve_pages(). For example, memblock reserve_mem uses kho_preserve_pages(). Reservations larger than 2 GiB are valid and will trigger this bug if properly aligned. Fix it by using 1UL for shifting.
osv:CVE-2026-89568
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.57, 7.2.4
Complete source record
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