Linux KVM s390: missing srcu lock in kvm_s390_set_irq_state()
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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the KVM s390 function kvm_s390_set_irq_state() performs a Store status operation without holding the required kvm->srcu or slots lock. Affected versions are from 2.6.26 before 7.2.9 and from 2.6.26 before 7.3. The sources do not describe a specific attacker position or required privileges, and the flaw is not reported as exploited.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Add missing srcu in kvm_s390_set_irq_state() Like kvm_s390_inject_vcpu(), kvm_s390_set_irq_state() also needs the kvm->srcu or the slots lock when performing the Store status operation. Fix by taking kvm->srcu in kvm_s390_set_irq_state().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update the Linux kernel to version 7.2.9 or 7.3, which fix the flaw. The sources list no fixed version for Linux kernel builds from other branches.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.2.9, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98652
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-q542-rw7h-r852
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q542-rw7h-r852 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98652 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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