Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-89920KVM: s390: Fix memory corruption by not reinjecting CK machine checks

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Fix memory corruption by not reinjecting CK machine checks Channel-subsystem damage machine checks are for the host channel subsystem. The guest channel subsystem is emulated in the userspace VMM. There is no point in forwarding such machine checks into the guest. This also simplifies the machine check reinjection and avoids kfree of a stack variable as reported by sashiko. There might be still machine checks that have the ck bit set with another bit (like instruction damage), mask out the CK bit in s390_backup_mcck_info(), like the CP and ED bits already are.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-89920
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89920
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89920

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before 045f3e95a0deccb277c29bd003e1d43c0ad40c904d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before 5c63e2ed840c85e27172ab78e7db3ac77fba281b4d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before b7631982fb65dd355acd18e62b384bc8125e9c444d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before 6ee52d3af2a1bf70349cf3f860933c8d221e229a4d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before 7077ec953996acc04b49d1dfc43df1c1a2a743954d62fcc0b692e3b4058d7d138114c27cd8b011f7 – before 546dde823a36d7283dcf46127c2f3d093443860f
Linux Linux 4.13

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