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CVE-2026-98400

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel s390 kdump handling, set_os_info_reipl_block() dereferences reipl_block_actual, which remains NULL for IPL types without a re-IPL parameter block (e.g., HMC FTP boot, QEMU direct kernel boot). This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

A NULL pointer dereference during crash dump may prevent proper dump collection and system reboot.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that skips the os_info update when no re-IPL parameter block is available.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ipl: Fix NULL deref in kdump without re-IPL parm block Some IPL types, like HMC FTP boot or QEMU direct kernel boot, might not provide an IPL parameter block. In this case, reipl_type_init() selects IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN, and reipl_block_actual remains NULL. kdump passes the re-IPL parameter block to the dump kernel through os_info. Before commit 3b9678472bab ("s390/ipl: correct kdump reipl block checksum calculation"), the os_info entry was added only for IPL types which initialized reipl_block_actual. That commit moved the os_info update to machine_crash_shutdown(), making it unconditional. As a result, set_os_info_reipl_block() dereferences reipl_block_actual for IPL_TYPE_UNKNOWN. This may happen to work by chance when address zero contains readable lowcore data and the resulting empty os_info entry is ignored by the dump kernel. Skip the os_info update when no re-IPL parameter block is available. Kdump then collect the dump and reboot without setting re-IPL parameter block.

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