Bug 2532442 (CVE-2026-89588)

Summary: CVE-2026-89588 kernel: ACPI: APEI: GHES: fix ARM section length accounting after header
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's Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) APEI Generic Hardware Error Source (GHES) component. Incorrect length accounting in the `ghes_handle_arm_hw_error()` function can lead to the parser reading beyond the allocated memory section. This out-of-bounds read could potentially result in a denial of service or information disclosure.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 23:16:46 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: APEI: GHES: fix ARM section length accounting after header

In ghes_handle_arm_hw_error(), after skipping the cper_sec_proc_arm
header with (err + 1), the remaining length was reduced by sizeof(err)
(pointer size) instead of sizeof(*err) (structure size).

That overestimates the bytes left for cper_arm_err_info records and can
let the parser read past the CPER section when err_info_num is large
enough relative to error_data_length.

Use sizeof(*err) so the length accounting matches the pointer advance
and the earlier sizeof(*err) size check.