mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz on damon_start()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz on damon_start() Commit d8f867fa0825 ("mm/damon: add damon_ctx->min_sz_region") introduced a bug that allows unaligned DAMON region address ranges. Commit c80f46ac228b ("mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz") fixed it, but only for damon_commit_ctx() use case. Still, DAMON sysfs interface can emit non-power of two min_region_sz via damon_start(). Fix the path by adding the is_power_of_2() check on damon_start(). The issue was discovered by sashiko [1].
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.30, 7.0.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-52905
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 18:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz on damon_start()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Jun 2026, 12:36 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz on damon_start() Commit d8f867fa0825 ("mm/damon: add damon_ctx->min_sz_region") introduced a bug that allows unaligned DAMON region address ranges. Commit c80f46ac228b ("mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz") fixed it, but only for damon_commit_ctx() use case. Still, DAMON sysfs interface can emit non-power of two min_region_sz via damon_start(). Fix the path by adding the is_power_of_2() check on damon_start(). The issue was discovered by sashiko [1].
osv:CVE-2026-52905
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.30, 7.0.4
Complete source record
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