KVM: s390: pci: Reject adapter interrupt forwarding if already enabled
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: pci: Reject adapter interrupt forwarding if already enabled The MPCIFC instruction doesn't allow registering adapter interrupts without first unregistering. So reject any request to enable interrupt forwarding if its already enabled for the zPCI device. This also fixes overwriting and thus leaking resources when the ioctl is called multiple times for the same device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:91565 Released 2026-10-28 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- 10Base-SMTV kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2 +9
- RHSA-2026:90365 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8 +9
- RHSA-2026:89816 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.179.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.179.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.179.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.179.1.el8_10
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:89814 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.179.1.rt7.520.el8_10 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| 10Base-SMTV | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90365 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89816 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90365 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89816 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90365 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89814 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89814 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90365 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90365 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-269x-pqmw-g2f4
- 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89814 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89816 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) +1 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-27 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) +2 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: RHSA-2026:90365 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91565 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: 10Base-SMTV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) +4 · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/642d2d1067f7c4d753ae0e3ba5bc98b43cfe3c70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d9648e7e960546d5b72504a0b0358cd8bb1e9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be1ff49ba81f96a6fa55915e6d920be43ac57cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6837f0ae85fd54cf64c8a0c7c530bba2fae0a207
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/591952b63a9f976da7d49f719f36ec826ee2a575
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa01be5a6149404adb82c0979a78f6347edd3ef
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-269x-pqmw-g2f4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74515 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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