CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-98403

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel s390 boot code, append_ipl_block_parm() may pass a zero size to the IPL parameter conversion helpers when the command line occupies the entire COMMAND_LINE_SIZE buffer. This results in a write outside the command line buffer.

Risk Assessment

An out-of-bounds write during boot can corrupt kernel memory and cause system instability on the s390 platform.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that converts the IPL parameter in the command line parsing buffer first.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/boot: Avoid IPL parameter append past command line A command line may occupy all but the terminating byte of COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. In that case append_ipl_block_parm() passes a zero size to the IPL parameter conversion helpers and points the destination one byte past early_command_line. The helpers subtract one from the unsigned size and write the converted parameter outside the command line buffer. Convert the IPL parameter in the command line parsing buffer first. A parameter beginning with '=' can then replace the existing command line regardless of its length, while other parameters are appended only when space remains.

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