Bug 2532359 (CVE-2026-89442)

Summary: CVE-2026-89442 kernel: platform/x86: ISST: Validate socket ID in clos_assoc ioctl
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The isst_if_clos_assoc ioctl function in the platform/x86: ISST module contains an improper validation of the socket_id. This allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access or a NULL pointer dereference. This could lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 22:32:02 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

platform/x86: ISST: Validate socket ID in clos_assoc ioctl

isst_if_clos_assoc() validates the user-supplied socket_id with
'socket_id > topology_max_packages()', but isst_common.sst_inst[] is
allocated with topology_max_packages() entries, so the valid index range
is [0, topology_max_packages()).  The '>' comparison lets
socket_id == topology_max_packages() pass and index one entry past the
array.

In addition, isst_common.sst_inst[socket_id] is NULL for an in-range
package that has no bound TPMI SST instance, and the pointer is used
without a NULL check.  Both the out-of-bounds entry and the NULL pointer
are then dereferenced by map_partition_power_domain_id() and the
following power_domain_info access.

Reject socket_id >= topology_max_packages() and a NULL sst_inst, matching
the checks already performed by get_instance().
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-14 21:39:01 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89442.mbox