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CVE-2026-53116

Linux Kernel

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ap: use generic driver_override infrastructure When the AP masks are updated via apmask_store() or aqmask_store(), ap_bus_revise_bindings() is called after ap_attr_mutex has been released. This calls __ap_revise_reserved(), which accesses the driver_override field without holding any lock, racing against a concurrent driver_override_store() that may free the old string, resulting in a potential UAF. Fix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure, which protects all accesses with an internal spinlock. Note that unlike most other buses, the AP bus does not check driver_override in its match() callback; the override is checked in ap_device_probe() and __ap_revise_reserved() instead. Also note that we do not enable the driver_override feature of struct bus_type, as AP - in contrast to most other buses - passes -- to sysfs_emit() when the driver_override pointer is NULL. Thus, printing -\n- instead of -(null)\n-. Additionally, AP has a custom counter that is modified in the corresponding custom driver_override_store().

CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.11199999999999999%Risk 0.79
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Published
2026-06-24 17:17:25
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Kernel
Last modified
2026-07-23 21:30:53
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Operating systems
Linux