# CVE-2024-53228: riscv: kvm: Fix out-of-bounds array access

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: kvm: Fix out-of-bounds array access In kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_init() the entry->ext_idx can contain an out-of-bound index. This is used as a special marker for the base extensions, that cannot be disabled. However, when traversing the extensions, that special marker is not checked prior indexing the array. Add an out-of-bounds check to the function.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c49e1084a5df99807fc43dd318c491e6cbaa168
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1af648f0d610665c956ea4604d9f797e5c7e991
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/332fa4a802b16ccb727199da685294f85f9880cb

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