# CVE-2026-89955: s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status\_show() during queue probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe When vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue() creates the sysfs attribute group, the queue's driver data has not yet been set. A concurrent read of the 'status' attribute can therefore call dev_get_drvdata() and get NULL, which is then passed directly to vfio_ap_mdev_for_queue() where q->apqn is unconditionally dereferenced, causing a NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by acquiring the update locks before calling sysfs_create_group(). The status_show() function acquires guests_lock before reading the driver data, so any concurrent read will block until after dev_set_drvdata() has been called and the update locks are released. As a bonus, the APQN no longer needs to be read from the queue struct after allocation — it can be read directly from apdev before allocation and stored in a local variable, which is then assigned to q->apqn once the allocation succeeds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10606c9af18baed75cd180b96ee695441aa15134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fa0a8a3c337ed2d200166d6926ab23c14f8b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e102ce0f4af99dff769a4b1b4daa4cc6bd5ad2d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69632952aca04caa71e49953b6949fc04e788e67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db2511fc601ca3a6e3fb1bdce02261c3c3167c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6f4ef6f8a37412909ad787c837332fb070159c

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