{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-80684", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.784Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-28T06:52:50.703Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T19:26:33.268Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-29T06:22:11.509Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: s390: pci: Fix NULL dereference on AIBV allocation failure\n\nThe airq_iv_create() can return NULL on failure, but the return value was\nnever checked. If it fails, zdev->aibv will be NULL and fail when\ndereferenced in kvm_zpci_set_airq(). Add a NULL check and free the\npreviously allocated AISB bit and zdev->aisb on failure." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.3, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is reached through the KVM_S390_ZPCI_OP VM ioctl (kvm_arch_vm_ioctl -> kvm_s390_pci_zpci_op -> kvm_s390_pci_aif_enable), a local syscall on the s390 hypervisor host, not via any network-facing kernel service.\nAC:L - An attacker can reliably trigger airq_iv_create() failure and the subsequent NULL dereference by issuing KVM_S390_ZPCIOP_REG_AEN under controlled host memory pressure or repeated registration attempts while holding a valid passthrough zPCI device context.\nPR:N - A malicious KVM guest with an assigned VFIO zPCI passthrough device can cause QEMU to issue KVM_S390_ZPCIOP_REG_AEN during normal adapter-event setup without possessing any host-root or init-namespace administrative credentials.\nUI:N - Exploitation requires no action by a separate victim user; triggering occurs through the attacker's own guest workload or VMM issuing the REG_AEN ioctl during standard zPCI passthrough interrupt-forwarding registration.\nS:C - The vulnerable KVM host code executes on behalf of a guest's passthrough device setup, and the resulting host kernel crash or corrupted global AIFT/GAIT interrupt-forwarding state impacts the hypervisor and resources outside the attacking guest's security boundary.\nC:H - Before the NULL dereference, unchecked allocation failure still populates host GAIT/summary-bit tables with attacker-influenced interrupt-routing fields, enabling misdelivery or exposure of adapter events intended for other guests or host contexts.\nI:H - Failed AIBV allocation leaves partially written host kernel interrupt-forwarding metadata (GAIT entries, kzdev pointers, summary-bit assignments) under attacker-controlled ioctl parameters, constituting exploitable kernel memory corruption prior to the crash.\nA:H - When zdev->aibv is NULL, kvm_zpci_set_airq() dereferences zdev->aibv->vector and airq_iv_end(zdev->aibv), causing a host kernel oops/panic that denies availability to all VMs on the system." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "arch/s390/kvm/pci.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "96099486b63985801c9c6ef22505e9aa635b2d20", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "0a95abe964400771ad82b027d7b84a0d183cd0db", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "df947d85e164a50a29d43a96e814f69ab1d0f7ed", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "e137d082325bbcae780087b57501d38585e625d9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "d1a103dc9016c25e7423ce5841a5cc2df76d59f3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc", "lessThan": "8bf09b9b7d3232806df95f409581f8a9fd99a3fa", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "arch/s390/kvm/pci.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.0", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.183", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.151", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.103", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.44", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.8", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.183" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.151" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.103" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.44" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.8" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96099486b63985801c9c6ef22505e9aa635b2d20" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a95abe964400771ad82b027d7b84a0d183cd0db" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df947d85e164a50a29d43a96e814f69ab1d0f7ed" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e137d082325bbcae780087b57501d38585e625d9" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a103dc9016c25e7423ce5841a5cc2df76d59f3" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf09b9b7d3232806df95f409581f8a9fd99a3fa" } ], "title": "KVM: s390: pci: Fix NULL dereference on AIBV allocation failure", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2026-80684", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T19:19:58.006717Z" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T19:26:33.268Z" } } ] } }