{"cve":"CVE-2026-23085","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-04T17:16:19.363","modified":"2026-10-19T19:17:35.147","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nirqchip/gic-v3-its: Avoid truncating memory addresses\n\nOn 32-bit machines with CONFIG_ARM_LPAE, it is possible for lowmem\nallocations to be backed by addresses physical memory above the 32-bit\naddress limit, as found while experimenting with larger VMSPLIT\nconfigurations.\n\nThis caused the qemu virt model to crash in the GICv3 driver, which\nallocates the 'itt' object using GFP_KERNEL. Since all memory below\nthe 4GB physical address limit is in ZONE_DMA in this configuration,\nkmalloc() defaults to higher addresses for ZONE_NORMAL, and the\nITS driver stores the physical address in a 32-bit 'unsigned long'\nvariable.\n\nChange the itt_addr variable to the correct phys_addr_t type instead,\nalong with all other variables in this driver that hold a physical\naddress.\n\nThe gicv5 driver correctly uses u64 variables, while all other irqchip\ndrivers don't call virt_to_phys or similar interfaces. It's expected that\nother device drivers have similar issues, but fixing this one is\nsufficient for booting a virtio based guest.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-190"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03faa61eb4b9ca9aa09bd91d4c3773d8e7b1ac98","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/084ba3b99f2dfd991ce7e84fb17117319ec3cd9f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b323391560354d8c515de8658b057a1daa82adb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85215d633983233809f7d4dad163b953331b8238","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d76a7d89c12d08382b66e2f21f20d0627d14859"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23085","score":0.00144,"percentile":0.03644,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}