Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: s390: Fix IRQ injection with SIGP Stop and Store Status

When __inject_sigp_stop() is called for a Stop and Store Status
operation, if the vCPU is running, the interrupt is marked as pending
and the status is stored by the thread performing the KVM_RUN IOCTL.

If the vCPU is already stopped, the status is stored immediately.

Storing the status means writing into userspace, which might fault, and
__inject_sigp_stop() is called from do_inject_vcpu() which in turn is
always called holding a spinlock, which is obviously an issue.

Fix this by returning -EWOULDBLOCK from __inject_sigp_stop(), and
adding a bool flag to indicate whether a store status is needed. The
callers of do_inject_vcpu() are modified to pass the pointer to the
bool flag; whenever a Store Status operation is needed, the callers can
now perform it outside the spinlock.

Opportunistically refactor kvm_s390_set_irq_state() to use
scoped_guard() and __free().

[ Added Fixes tag while picking -- Claudio ]
Published: 2026-10-23
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EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-665

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Fix IRQ injection with SIGP Stop and Store Status When __inject_sigp_stop() is called for a Stop and Store Status operation, if the vCPU is running, the interrupt is marked as pending and the status is stored by the thread performing the KVM_RUN IOCTL. If the vCPU is already stopped, the status is stored immediately. Storing the status means writing into userspace, which might fault, and __inject_sigp_stop() is called from do_inject_vcpu() which in turn is always called holding a spinlock, which is obviously an issue. Fix this by returning -EWOULDBLOCK from __inject_sigp_stop(), and adding a bool flag to indicate whether a store status is needed. The callers of do_inject_vcpu() are modified to pass the pointer to the bool flag; whenever a Store Status operation is needed, the callers can now perform it outside the spinlock. Opportunistically refactor kvm_s390_set_irq_state() to use scoped_guard() and __free(). [ Added Fixes tag while picking -- Claudio ]
Title KVM: s390: Fix IRQ injection with SIGP Stop and Store Status
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T12:08:17.513Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.380Z

Link: CVE-2026-98930

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:13.783

Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:13.783

Link: CVE-2026-98930

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Updated: 2026-10-23T17:00:14Z

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