# CVE-2026-98652: KVM: s390: Add missing srcu in kvm\_s390\_set\_irq\_state()

- 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 ba5c1e9b6ceebdc39343cc03eb39f077abd3c571, fixed in 7a33007b95c8908ae3980eb2b4c508f8936766df; from ba5c1e9b6ceebdc39343cc03eb39f077abd3c571, fixed in f3a557067d57ce6ae98d485c8009b223e16f5f36
- Linux: 2.6.26
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.26, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Add missing srcu in kvm_s390_set_irq_state() Like kvm_s390_inject_vcpu(), kvm_s390_set_irq_state() also needs the kvm->srcu or the slots lock when performing the Store status operation. Fix by taking kvm->srcu in kvm_s390_set_irq_state().

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a33007b95c8908ae3980eb2b4c508f8936766df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a557067d57ce6ae98d485c8009b223e16f5f36

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