Vulnerability in Linux

[ Description ]Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/uv: Prevent potential out-of-bounds read When the system has more than 85 secrets, the uv_secret_list struct array only holds up to 85 items per page, resulting in an out of bounds read in find_secret_in_page if the targeted secret is in the next page or not stored at all. Fix this by looping over the number of stored secrets which is the per sub-list count of stored secrets and not the overall count.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund18 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-4019

  Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-98866CVE-2026-98624CVE-2026-98745+326 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bb5b2eb9f1d56110f14d3a4e31fa2c65fb026f
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/116bba758533a139bbede8d717a1371bd6d890f6
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47190b08b71e8482072978373ee88cb2dfbdaf4