# CVE-2026-90120: irqchip/gic-v5: Check get\_logical\_index() return value in MADT IAFFID parsing

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 35866efa52feaf48cc54a0745851a555654e1446, fixed in 6caeb878f809bdf0aec2fdd96f3d41ef4b69fc69; from 35866efa52feaf48cc54a0745851a555654e1446, fixed in 328affc639ce9873a7a0a3fd6b8339f19767529b
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/gic-v5: Check get_logical_index() return value in MADT IAFFID parsing In gic_acpi_parse_iaffid() a given MADT GICC entry might not correspond to a logical cpu recognized by the kernel, resulting in the cpu variable initialization to an error value. Currently, the get_logical_index() return value is not checked for failure, which might result in out-of-bounds memory corruption while trying to index a per_cpu variable array. Add a check to evaluate get_logical_index() return value.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6caeb878f809bdf0aec2fdd96f3d41ef4b69fc69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/328affc639ce9873a7a0a3fd6b8339f19767529b

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