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CVE-2026-23067

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 5.5 EPSS 0.02%
Updated Mar 13, 2026
Linux
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.5 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 6.16 — 6.18.8
Fixed In 6.18.8
Type CWE-617
Vendor Linux
Public PoC No

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/io-pgtable-arm: fix size_t signedness bug in unmap path __arm_lpae_unmap() returns size_t but was returning -ENOENT (negative error code) when encountering an unmapped PTE. Since size_t is unsigned, -ENOENT (typically -2) becomes a huge positive value (0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE on 64-bit systems). This corrupted value propagates through the call chain: __arm_lpae_unmap() returns -ENOENT as size_t -> arm_lpae_unmap_pages() returns it -> __iommu_unmap() adds it to iova address -> iommu_pgsize() triggers BUG_ON due to corrupted iova This can cause IOVA address overflow in __iommu_unmap() loop and trigger BUG_ON in iommu_pgsize() from invalid address alignment.

Fix by returning 0 instead of -ENOENT. The WARN_ON already signals the error condition, and returning 0 (meaning "nothing unmapped") is the correct semantic for size_t return type. This matches the behavior of other io-pgtable implementations (io-pgtable-arm-v7s, io-pgtable-dart) which return 0 on error conditions.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 7

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.16 6.18.8
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*