# CVE-2026-52905: mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min\_region\_sz on damon\_start()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz on damon_start() Commit d8f867fa0825 ("mm/damon: add damon_ctx->min_sz_region") introduced a bug that allows unaligned DAMON region address ranges. Commit c80f46ac228b ("mm/damon/core: disallow non-power of two min_region_sz") fixed it, but only for damon_commit_ctx() use case. Still, DAMON sysfs interface can emit non-power of two min_region_sz via damon_start(). Fix the path by adding the is_power_of_2() check on damon_start(). The issue was discovered by sashiko [1].

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de2db19a6028abe7d905875922faef5b873de67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b6226b6c2a4add3939f361653a47c212d6ab75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95093e5cb4c5b50a5b1a4b79f2942b62744bd66a

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