s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed
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: 4 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: s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed The vfio_ap_mdev_hot_unplug_cfg() function uses the return value of bitmap_andnot() to determine whether the guest APCB needs to be updated. However, bitmap_andnot() returns false when the resulting destination bitmap is empty. This means that if the only adapter, domain or control domain assigned to an mdev is removed from the host's AP configuration, the bit is correctly cleared from the shadow APCB, but bitmap_andnot() returns false because the result is an empty bitmap. Consequently, do_hotplug remains 0 and vfio_ap_mdev_update_guest_apcb() is never called, leaving the KVM guest with stale hardware access to the unplugged AP devices. Fix this by replacing the bitmap_andnot() return value check with bitmap_intersects() to determine whether the shadow APCB actually overlaps with the removal mask. If there is an intersection, call bitmap_andnot() solely for its side effect of clearing the bits, then unconditionally set do_hotplug to trigger the guest APCB update.
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 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgcj-5wj3-jcmr
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58e824de8577fe411f6199d659731a0f86a7275
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9b049bbdc40165d7f3e20b818eec95e5694d96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/753aa3bb1273bc0d36adb013d5915cc8ff6b72a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45753c32d452d10d8efaeb52587e9e6e8126e33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b35dd88c108b2d2ceaaa396aba1cb4049d5831
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917f509bfb88048094dbb85c4e9dbc4d6fe4a886
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgcj-5wj3-jcmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89957 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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