# CVE-2026-98649: KVM: s390: Fix race in \_destroy\_pages\_crste()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from a2c17f9270cc3f1c55c35e8b1d151f41d75b40f5, fixed in 90bd832b2bc367991d424d847003ce345b454ffc; from a2c17f9270cc3f1c55c35e8b1d151f41d75b40f5, fixed in 4ca00a9154f998116fba9a32cce5bd938d228065
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Fix race in _destroy_pages_crste() Use READ_ONCE() in _destroy_pages_crste() to read the crste, avoid dereferencing the pointer multiple times.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd832b2bc367991d424d847003ce345b454ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca00a9154f998116fba9a32cce5bd938d228065

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