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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). Example: Given: base0 = 0x5000 base1 = 0xd6 base2 = 0xf8 base3 = 0xfffffe7c Expected return: 0xfffffe7cf8d65000 Actual return: 0xfffffffff8d65000 Fix this by explicitly casting the fields to 'uint64_t' before shifting to prevent sign extension. Signed-off-by: MJ Pooladkhay <mj@pooladkhay.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251222174207.107331-1-mj@pooladkhay.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>