Bug 2535138 (CVE-2026-89912)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89912 kernel: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Don't dereference a NULL collection on ITT save
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	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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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for ARM64 architecture, specifically within the vgic-its component. A malicious guest virtual machine could trigger a null pointer dereference on the host system during a migration save operation. This could lead to a denial of service for the host.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-16 10:57:12 UTC

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

KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Don't dereference a NULL collection on ITT save

MAPC with V=0 drops ite->collection but leaves the ITE on the device's
ITT list, and vgic_its_save_ite() dereferences it unconditionally. A
guest that issues MAPD, MAPTI and then MAPC(V=0) therefore oopses the
host when the VMM issues KVM_DEV_ARM_ITS_SAVE_TABLES to migrate it.
That sequence is UNPREDICTABLE per the architecture, but KVM already
handles the resulting state in the translate, MOVI and DISCARD paths.

Save a zeroed entry, which vgic_its_restore_ite() reads back as
invalid. Skipping the ITE instead would leave the ITT slot holding
whatever is in guest memory, and restore rejects an entry naming a
collection the restored collection table does not have.