Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-98900
xen/gntalloc: validate grant count before allocation
New
–
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xen/gntalloc: validate grant count before allocation
gntalloc_ioctl_alloc() allocates the grant-id array before checking
whether the requested count fits within the global grant limit. Counts
above that limit cannot succeed, so reject them before the
user-controlled allocation reaches kcalloc().
Use a subtraction-based check while holding gref_mutex so adding the
requested count cannot wrap. Also cast the count before advancing the
per-file index so the page-size multiplication is performed in 64-bit
arithmetic.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before e2806390aa1c4d5b3f7a68f10a56ae12c71c00d8; dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before 71a0cf87e19fb35c4292ca88985e376e613c900a; dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before 641de086a05f349de7fc548612432bc2fed721ca; dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before 720554c04acba80018ded069d3e0984bebaee891; dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before 84d5727cef8eb9c8a28210ad248f1c70b223b065; dd3140588d9551235ebc2a0dacdca098e7677573 before 231542f4e43cf9837cb520664545e85fbe666b7b; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98900
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98900
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2299822f3f466b5dcad2377bf63986199f881a6b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231542f4e43cf9837cb520664545e85fbe666b7b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641de086a05f349de7fc548612432bc2fed721ca
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a0cf87e19fb35c4292ca88985e376e613c900a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/720554c04acba80018ded069d3e0984bebaee891
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84d5727cef8eb9c8a28210ad248f1c70b223b065
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