# CVE-2026-99097: tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee\_dyn\_shm\_alloc\_helper()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Affected

- Linux: from cf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91, fixed in e5dc7af9c3a5373ee7a84959126e7dfa9e4ad50d; from cf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91, fixed in 65cb86860a80ffc6af897d53f5bd4b1733bca0ec; from cf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91, fixed in c2a97703359e25ec7ef8b2b0ef32fb3982add90a; from cf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91, fixed in b7f925fd5226deb953c8dcdc9677d3fcc2717c00
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper() derives nr_pages from a caller-supplied size and passes it to alloc_pages_exact() without checking it. For size == 0 nr_pages is 0, and alloc_pages_exact(0) calls get_order(0), which is documented as undefined and returns BITS_PER_LONG - PAGE_SHIFT. The page allocator then trips its order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER warning and fails the allocation; on a panic_on_warn kernel that ends the boot. This can be triggered by TEE_IOC_SHM_ALLOC with struct tee_ioctl_shm_alloc_data where size is 0. Reject a zero page count, as register_shm_helper() already does for the register path.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5dc7af9c3a5373ee7a84959126e7dfa9e4ad50d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65cb86860a80ffc6af897d53f5bd4b1733bca0ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a97703359e25ec7ef8b2b0ef32fb3982add90a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f925fd5226deb953c8dcdc9677d3fcc2717c00

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