CVE-2026-46020

/// Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/damon/core: validate damos_quota_goal->nid for node_mem_{used,free}_bp

Patch series "mm/damon/core: validate damos_quota_goal->nid".

node_mem[cg]_{used,free}_bp DAMOS quota goals receive the node id. The

node id is used for si_meminfo_node() and NODE_DATA() without proper

validation. As a result, privileged users can trigger an out of bounds

memory access using DAMON_SYSFS. Fix the issues.

The issue was originally reported [1] with a fix by another author. The

original author announced [2] that they will stop working including the

fix that was still in the review stage. Hence I'm restarting this.

This patch (of 2):

Users can set damos_quota_goal->nid with arbitrary value for

node_mem_{used,free}_bp. But DAMON core is using those for

si_meminfo_node() without the validation of the value. This can result in

out of bounds memory access. The issue can actually triggered using DAMON

user-space tool (damo),

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References