Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-99097tee: shm: reject zero-sized allocations in tee_dyn_shm_alloc_helper()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-99097
Debian:14linux7.2.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux7.3.0-10.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-aws7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-gcp7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-oracle7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-raspi7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-realtime7.3.0-10.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:26.10linux-riscv7.3.0-10.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-99097

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux cf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91 – before e5dc7af9c3a5373ee7a84959126e7dfa9e4ad50dcf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91 – before 65cb86860a80ffc6af897d53f5bd4b1733bca0eccf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91 – before c2a97703359e25ec7ef8b2b0ef32fb3982add90acf4441503e20a0c0a36e0a98dcf57de3d3844c91 – before b7f925fd5226deb953c8dcdc9677d3fcc2717c00
Linux Linux 6.10

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