# CVE-2026-98651: KVM: s390: Properly handle NULL pointer in dat\_cond\_set\_storage\_key()

- 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 75867536746ab2d034488a6a93ee6cde83553342; from 8e03e8316eb242af307d1c789d09f1a1457cf9a3, fixed in 88e22ffd1e46b95e40a6afabe486deb1d31a3ae1
- 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: Properly handle NULL pointer in dat_cond_set_storage_key() Some callers pass NULL as oldkey. Calling page_cond_set_storage_key() will cause that NULL pointer to get dereferenced. Fix by checking for NULL and assigning the pointer to a dummy local variable to avoid crashes.

## 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/75867536746ab2d034488a6a93ee6cde83553342
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e22ffd1e46b95e40a6afabe486deb1d31a3ae1

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