GHSA-JF8X-7724-7VRR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 09:31 – Updated: 2026-06-28 09:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
accel/ethosu: fix IFM region index out-of-bounds in command stream parser
NPU_SET_IFM_REGION extracts the region index with param & 0x7f, giving a maximum value of 127. However region_size[] and output_region[] in struct ethosu_validated_cmdstream_info are both sized to NPU_BASEP_REGION_MAX (8), giving valid indices [0..7].
Every other region assignment in the same switch uses param & 0x7: NPU_SET_OFM_REGION: st.ofm.region = param & 0x7; NPU_SET_IFM2_REGION: st.ifm2.region = param & 0x7; NPU_SET_WEIGHT_REGION: st.weight[0].region = param & 0x7; NPU_SET_SCALE_REGION: st.scale[0].region = param & 0x7;
The 0x7f mask on IFM is inconsistent and appears to be a typo.
feat_matrix_length() and calc_sizes() use the region index directly as an array subscript into the kzalloc'd info struct: info->region_size[fm->region] = max(...);
A userspace caller supplying NPU_SET_IFM_REGION with param > 7 causes a write up to 127*8 = 1016 bytes past the start of region_size[], corrupting adjacent kernel heap data.
Fix by applying the same & 0x7 mask used by all other region assignments.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-53172"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-25T09:16:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naccel/ethosu: fix IFM region index out-of-bounds in command stream parser\n\nNPU_SET_IFM_REGION extracts the region index with param \u0026 0x7f, giving\na maximum value of 127. However region_size[] and output_region[] in\nstruct ethosu_validated_cmdstream_info are both sized to\nNPU_BASEP_REGION_MAX (8), giving valid indices [0..7].\n\nEvery other region assignment in the same switch uses param \u0026 0x7:\n NPU_SET_OFM_REGION: st.ofm.region = param \u0026 0x7;\n NPU_SET_IFM2_REGION: st.ifm2.region = param \u0026 0x7;\n NPU_SET_WEIGHT_REGION: st.weight[0].region = param \u0026 0x7;\n NPU_SET_SCALE_REGION: st.scale[0].region = param \u0026 0x7;\n\nThe 0x7f mask on IFM is inconsistent and appears to be a typo.\n\nfeat_matrix_length() and calc_sizes() use the region index directly\nas an array subscript into the kzalloc\u0027d info struct:\n info-\u003eregion_size[fm-\u003eregion] = max(...);\n\nA userspace caller supplying NPU_SET_IFM_REGION with param \u003e 7 causes\na write up to 127*8 = 1016 bytes past the start of region_size[],\ncorrupting adjacent kernel heap data.\n\nFix by applying the same \u0026 0x7 mask used by all other region\nassignments.",
"id": "GHSA-jf8x-7724-7vrr",
"modified": "2026-06-28T09:31:42Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T09:31:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53172"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00f547e0dfecf83014fb32bcba587c6b684c1362"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7bed779def61ebff1b92b0e851f412176fa416"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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