# CVE-2026-89592: accel/rocket: fix NULL dereference and integer overflow in rocket\_job\_push()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0810d5ad88a18f1e6d549853a388ad0316f74e36, fixed in c1a5bf1b6e1d5944183dcef3844a18c17219af4d; from 0810d5ad88a18f1e6d549853a388ad0316f74e36, fixed in dfff90a6eb2258e3b867994ae17af4a7ba3504d2; from 0810d5ad88a18f1e6d549853a388ad0316f74e36, fixed in a85402bff218f2b8f0d806e46c16c2f3d49cdda7
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/rocket: fix NULL dereference and integer overflow in rocket_job_push() rocket_job_push() allocates a temporary array to hold all input and output GEM object pointers: bos = kvmalloc_array(job->in_bo_count + job->out_bo_count, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL); memcpy(bos, job->in_bos, job->in_bo_count * sizeof(void *)); memcpy(&bos[job->in_bo_count], job->out_bos, ...); Two bugs exist: 1. Missing NULL check: if kvmalloc_array() fails, bos is NULL and the subsequent memcpy() dereferences it, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference. 2. Integer overflow: in_bo_count and out_bo_count are both u32, set directly from userspace-supplied in_bo_handle_count and out_bo_handle_count with no prior validation. Their sum is computed in u32 arithmetic and can wrap to a smaller value, causing the allocation count passed to kvmalloc_array() to be smaller than intended. Subsequent uses still operate on the original counts when copying and locking objects, which may lead to out-of-bounds accesses on the temporary array. Fix by using check_add_overflow() to detect count overflow before the allocation, and adding a NULL check on the allocation result.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1a5bf1b6e1d5944183dcef3844a18c17219af4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfff90a6eb2258e3b867994ae17af4a7ba3504d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85402bff218f2b8f0d806e46c16c2f3d49cdda7

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