arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0 is set when user opt-in for MTE store-only tag check mode. However, it is not part of SCTLR_USER_MASK which imply that on context switch we never clear SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0, so we are leaking that setting into another task. Fix that by including SCTLR_EL1_TCSO0_MASK into SCTLR_USER_MASK
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-90094
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 8 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0 is set when user opt-in for MTE store-only tag check mode. However, it is not part of SCTLR_USER_MASK which imply that on context switch we never clear SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0, so we are leaking that setting into another task. Fix that by including SCTLR_EL1_TCSO0_MASK into SCTLR_USER_MASK
osv:CVE-2026-90094
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.52, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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