# CVE-2024-26598: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Avoid potential UAF in LPI translation cache

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-23 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Avoid potential UAF in LPI translation cache There is a potential UAF scenario in the case of an LPI translation cache hit racing with an operation that invalidates the cache, such as a DISCARD ITS command. The root of the problem is that vgic_its_check_cache() does not elevate the refcount on the vgic_irq before dropping the lock that serializes refcount changes. Have vgic_its_check_cache() raise the refcount on the returned vgic_irq and add the corresponding decrement after queueing the interrupt.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04acadb6490aa3314f9c9e087691e55de153b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7be666740847d967822bed15500656b26bc703
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c2759ab1343c124ed46ba48f27bd1ef5d2dff4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba788e25f05209adf2b0175eb1691dc89fb1ba6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b201bf3e9af1b0254243a5881390eda56f72d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3956a1b3dd11f46488c928cb890d6937d1ca80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad362fe07fecf0aba839ff2cc59a3617bd42c33f

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