CVE-2026-97980

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_set_level() Commit a2cec6863709 ("s390/debug: Add s390dbf kernel parameter") incorrectly removed a null-id check from debug_set_level(), introducing a possible NULL pointer dereference for debug-API users that put debug_register() results unchecked into debug_set_level(). Fix this by moving the check from the internal _debug_set_level() variant back to the external debug_set_level() wrapper.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:26.023000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:49.367000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-97980",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:26.023",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:49.367",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ns390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_set_level()\n\nCommit a2cec6863709 (\"s390/debug: Add s390dbf kernel parameter\")\nincorrectly removed a null-id check from debug_set_level(), introducing\na possible NULL pointer dereference for debug-API users that put\ndebug_register() results unchecked into debug_set_level().\n\nFix this by moving the check from the internal _debug_set_level()\nvariant back to the external debug_set_level() wrapper."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "programFiles": [
            "arch/s390/kernel/debug.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "a2cec6863709d6673a025acc066c962b85a75842",
              "lessThan": "716e1cd3783806929407dbd596e6b1118971eb9e",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
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            }
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        },
        {
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          "versions": [
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              "version": "7.2",
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            {
              "version": "0",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/716e1cd3783806929407dbd596e6b1118971eb9e",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ]
}