KVM: s390: Initialize KVM_S390_GET_CMMA_BITS memory
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Initialize KVM_S390_GET_CMMA_BITS memory kvm_s390_get_cmma_bits() allocates its output buffer with vmalloc(), which does not zero the returned pages: values = vmalloc(args->count); In the non-peek (migration) path, dat_get_cmma() reports a byte count spanning from the first to the last dirty page, but __dat_get_cmma_pte() writes values[gfn - start] only for pages whose CMMA dirty bit is set. The walk uses DAT_WALK_IGN_HOLES, so clean and unmapped pages that lie between two dirty pages within the reported span are visited but never store their byte. Those gaps (up to KVM_S390_MAX_BIT_DISTANCE pages each) stay uninitialized yet fall inside [0, count) and are copied out by copy_to_user(), disclosing stale kernel memory to user space. Before the switch to the new gmap implementation the buffer was fully populated for every gfn in the span, so no uninitialized bytes were exposed; the dirty-only walk introduced the leak. Use vzalloc() so the gaps read back as zero.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g39r-65h4-wx32
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g39r-65h4-wx32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72292 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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