# CVE-2026-98640: HID: amd_sfh: Validate PCI BAR size before mapping

> A missing size check in the AMD SFH HID driver allows out-of-bounds memory access, causing a kernel page fault and system crash.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-109416, BELL-CVE-2026-98640, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98640, GHSA-5m32-w674-2xq4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98640

## What is CVE-2026-98640?

CVE-2026-98640 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

HID: amd_sfh: Validate PCI BAR size before mapping

The amd_sfh driver maps PCI BAR 2 using pcim_iomap_regions() and
subsequently accesses MMIO registers at offsets up to 0x10958 (e.g.,
AMD_P2C_MSG3 at 0x1068C). However, the driver never validates that the BAR
size is large enough to cover these accesses. If the driver is bound to a
device with a smaller BAR 2, this leads to an out-of-bounds memory access
and a page fault during the probe function.

For example, a page fault can occur when reading from privdata->mmio +
AMD_P2C_MSG3 in mp2_select_ops():

  BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc9000390368c
  PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 1012c1067 PMD 105b64067 PTE 0
  Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
  RIP: 0010:readl arch/x86/include/asm/io.h:59 [inline]
  RIP: 0010:mp2_select_ops drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_pcie.c:282
  [inline]
  RIP: 0010:amd_mp2_pci_probe+0x337/0x5f0
  drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_pcie.c:487
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   local_pci_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:332 [inline]
   pci_call_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:394 [inline]
   __pci_device_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:455 [inline]
   pci_device_probe+0x431/0xc90 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:489

Fix this by verifying that the length of BAR 2 is at least 128KB before
attempting to map it. Since the maximum accessed offset is 0x10958, and PCI
BAR sizes are powers of 2, any legitimate hardware will have a BAR size of
at least 128KB.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98640?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-98640?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-98640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-98640 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-98640 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98640/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98640/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98640
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98640
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98640

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