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s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_info_copy()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_info_copy() When debug_register_static() fails, it clears areas, active_pages and active_entries but leaves the area bounds unchanged. Copying such an area, either by opening its view file or via debug_dump(), makes debug_info_copy() dereference the NULL pointers. Skip the copy loop when the source has no areas.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 6.6.158, 7.2.9
CVEs
CVE-2026-98593
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 14:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_info_copy()

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_info_copy() When debug_register_static() fails, it clears areas, active_pages and active_entries but leaves the area bounds unchanged. Copying such an area, either by opening its view file or via debug_dump(), makes debug_info_copy() dereference the NULL pointers. Skip the copy loop when the source has no areas.

osv:CVE-2026-98593

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9

Complete source record
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