Unspecified impact via unsafe guest-page pinning
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Improper input validation in Linux kernel KVM s390 PCI code allows guest OS users to cause unspecified impact via crafted interrupt metadata. The kvm_s390_pci_aif_enable function pins a single guest page without first rejecting an AIBV that spans pages or an AISB address lacking required eight-byte alignment. Reaching the flaw requires an s390 KVM guest configured for PCI adapter interrupt forwarding; the public advisory does not specify a bounded consequence.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Linux kernel KVM s390 PCI code allows guest OS users to cause unspecified impact via crafted interrupt metadata. The kvm_s390_pci_aif_enable function pins a single guest page without first rejecting an AIBV that spans pages or an AISB address lacking required eight-byte alignment. Reaching the flaw requires an s390 KVM guest configured for PCI adapter interrupt forwarding; the public advisory does not specify a bounded consequence.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80891
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <15df7700dd99f8a37f5c6ed2dcf1e33009cdba47
- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <3a1c64220ede4ac9ef9a3e76f008ff60a34f4c48
- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <868d32ac72cba21c5c6d8a66a814b7c25a3a5c01
- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <b878ba7e28144c9a857bc847d31f3c45413450ac
- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <f00ef8efd41440129ccd88f4a1ebebf8d61d297f
- Affected versionversion=3c5a1b6f0a18520a0edd0600fef6f1a8553b8fdc <fbfe683f8b1ae7e40b56bdd6daf5bd671bc3a528
- Affected versionversion=6.0
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