On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:42:07 +0000, MJ Pooladkhay wrote:
> The function get_desc64_base() performs a series of bitwise left shifts on
> fields of various sizes. More specifically, when performing '<< 24' on
> 'desc->base2' (which is a u8), 'base2' is promoted to a signed integer
> before shifting.
>
> In a scenario where base2 >= 0x80, the shift places a 1 into bit 31,
> causing the 32-bit intermediate value to become negative. When this
> result is cast to uint64_t or ORed into the return value, sign extension
> occurs, corrupting the upper 32 bits of the address (base3).
>
> [...]
Applied to kvm-x86 selftests, thanks!
[1/1] KVM: selftests: Fix sign extension bug in get_desc64_base()
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/7fe9f5366bd5
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