CVE-2026-98433

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98433
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98433.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98433
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T14:38:18Z
Modified
2026-10-19T02:46:13Z
Summary
KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: fix secure device page leak on uv_page_in() failure
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: fix secure device page leak on uv_page_in() failure

In kvmppc_svm_page_in(), if uv_page_in() fails after kvmppc_uvmem_get_page() has succeeded, the secure device page is never released. kvmppc_uvmem_get_page() sets a bit in kvmppc_uvmem_bitmap, allocates a kvmppc_uvmem_page_pvt struct, marks the GFN as KVMPPC_GFN_UVMEM_PFN, and calls zone_device_page_init() which sets refcount=1 and locks the page. The subsequent goto out_finalize skips the *mig.dst assignment, so migrate_vma_finalize() is a no-op for the page, and none of those resources are ever reclaimed.

Each occurrence permanently consumes one entry from the firmware-bounded secure memory pool (kvmppc_uvmem_bitmap), leaks pvt, and leaves the GFN marked as secure — making it unusable for the lifetime of the VM.

The twin __kvmppc_svm_page_out() already handles the analogous uv_page_out() failure correctly with unlock_page(dpage); __free_page(dpage). Apply the same pattern here: unlock_page() followed by put_page(), which chains through free_zone_device_folio() into kvmppc_uvmem_folio_free() to clear the bitmap bit, free pvt, and reset the GFN state.

Reachable whenever uv_page_in() returns an error (e.g. UV pool exhaustion) on any POWER9/10 + Ultravisor/PEF system.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98433.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
ca9f4942670c37407bb109090eaf776ce2ccc54c
Fixed
ed2f2ff63cb7e71204096e765c6d02c3b6974b95
Fixed
8f3b7746874b39fc20e0363c9076c7787d4765ba
Fixed
a933d7024359e2e566b07903d1294b84f90482ae
Fixed
c41088b2765af1e97e7bb05f906ae1823eca0388
Fixed
f3d4b2fc30c97cf8e6f8b880d2de9c17ecac7f5b
Fixed
dfb84274932737e338ff5eb27f34b4c8ecb01b50
Fixed
fcbff8008b0e08cd53b611bd0ff7e01f5b962f80
Fixed
0a416ee20bcccddf91ca5b63696a23b9d11d73aa

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98433.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.5.0
Fixed
5.10.271
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.222
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.189
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.158
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.112
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.54
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.8

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98433.json"