# CVE-2026-98650: KVM: s390: Fix potential races in dat skey functions

- 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 8e03e8316eb242af307d1c789d09f1a1457cf9a3, fixed in c958f0498891203fddf2764b28f8b102c6bfd719; from 8e03e8316eb242af307d1c789d09f1a1457cf9a3, fixed in 27554b9505ddfc0aeab466aeb60929dfa17284c7
- 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 potential races in dat skey functions When dat_cond_set_storage_key() finds a large page, it will conditionally set the storage key in absolute memory using large_crste_to_phys() to get the absolute address. There is a race window between dat_entry_walk() and large_crste_to_phys(): the large page could have been split concurrently, and large_crste_to_phys() might be called with a crste that does not designate a large page, leading to crashes. Similar issues were also present in dat_set_storage_key(). dat_get_storage_key() and dat_reset_reference_bit() did instead check for a potential concurrent splitting of the large page, but then handled it incorrectly. Fix by performing a READ_ONCE on the crste pointer, checking and using the result, instead of dereferencing the pointer again. In case a race is detacted, try dat_entry_walk() again.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c958f0498891203fddf2764b28f8b102c6bfd719
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27554b9505ddfc0aeab466aeb60929dfa17284c7

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