In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: s390: Take srcu when importing watchpoint data
__import_wp_info() backs up the original guest memory contents of a
watchpoint with read_guest_abs(), which is kvm_read_guest() and therefore
resolves the memslot via __kvm_memslots(). That requires kvm->srcu (or
kvm->slots_lock) to be held, otherwise a concurrent memslot update can
free the memslots array under us once its SRCU grace period has elapsed.
As this is not fast path, following lock ordering (mutex first, then
srcu) take the big hammer and hold the srcu for the full import.
KVM: s390: Take srcu when importing watchpoint data
__import_wp_info() backs up the original guest memory contents of a
watchpoint with read_guest_abs(), which is kvm_read_guest() and therefore
resolves the memslot via __kvm_memslots(). That requires kvm->srcu (or
kvm->slots_lock) to be held, otherwise a concurrent memslot update can
free the memslots array under us once its SRCU grace period has elapsed.
As this is not fast path, following lock ordering (mutex first, then
srcu) take the big hammer and hold the srcu for the full import.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Take srcu when importing watchpoint data __import_wp_info() backs up the original guest memory contents of a watchpoint with read_guest_abs(), which is kvm_read_guest() and therefore resolves the memslot via __kvm_memslots(). That requires kvm->srcu (or kvm->slots_lock) to be held, otherwise a concurrent memslot update can free the memslots array under us once its SRCU grace period has elapsed. As this is not fast path, following lock ordering (mutex first, then srcu) take the big hammer and hold the srcu for the full import. | |
| Title | KVM: s390: Take srcu when importing watchpoint data | |
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Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:32:16.110Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.775Z
Link: CVE-2026-89922
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:01.277
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:17:01.277
Link: CVE-2026-89922
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