Kernel warning via incorrect interrupt masking
Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026
Improper interrupt-state handling in Linux 7.1 allows attackers to trigger a kernel warning on affected arm64 systems via unspecified vectors. arm64_exit_to_kernel_mode calls local_irq_disable while interrupts are already disabled and the PMR has GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET, confusing pseudo-NMI state tracking. The warning requires CONFIG_ARM64_DEBUG_PRIORITY_MASKING and the specific interrupt context; no crash, data access, or privilege change is reported.
Summary
What happened
Improper interrupt-state handling in Linux 7.1 allows attackers to trigger a kernel warning on affected arm64 systems via unspecified vectors. arm64_exit_to_kernel_mode calls local_irq_disable while interrupts are already disabled and the PMR has GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET, confusing pseudo-NMI state tracking. The warning requires CONFIG_ARM64_DEBUG_PRIORITY_MASKING and the specific interrupt context; no crash, data access, or privilege change is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-93254
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
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- Linux
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- Sep 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.1
- Affected versionversion=ae654112eac05f316ef31587fc55e4d7160d0086 <39aebe0e89469c2904e60b1e977e0d4dbf33326b
- Affected versionversion=ae654112eac05f316ef31587fc55e4d7160d0086 <49a61174186bed25d439ff37400c7ce5e3603e73
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