Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/gic-v4: Don't advertise VLPIs if no ITS is probed
When accidentally setting “kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1” on a system that has
no MSI controller device tree node and GICv4, it results a panic as
“gic_domain” is NULL and the kernel attempts to access it.
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000028
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000096000006
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 295 Comm: lkvm-static Not tainted 7.1.0-rc4-ge3f15ad3970e #5 PREEMPT
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
pstate: 81402005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1d4/0x578
lr : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1cc/0x578
Set vLPI support to false at init time if the host has no ITS, so it
propagates properly to kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gicv4.
irqchip/gic-v4: Don't advertise VLPIs if no ITS is probed
When accidentally setting “kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1” on a system that has
no MSI controller device tree node and GICv4, it results a panic as
“gic_domain” is NULL and the kernel attempts to access it.
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000028
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000096000006
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 295 Comm: lkvm-static Not tainted 7.1.0-rc4-ge3f15ad3970e #5 PREEMPT
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
pstate: 81402005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1d4/0x578
lr : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1cc/0x578
Set vLPI support to false at init time if the host has no ITS, so it
propagates properly to kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gicv4.
Published:
2026-10-23
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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History
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/gic-v4: Don't advertise VLPIs if no ITS is probed When accidentally setting “kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1” on a system that has no MSI controller device tree node and GICv4, it results a panic as “gic_domain” is NULL and the kernel attempts to access it. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000028 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 295 Comm: lkvm-static Not tainted 7.1.0-rc4-ge3f15ad3970e #5 PREEMPT Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 81402005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1d4/0x578 lr : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1cc/0x578 Set vLPI support to false at init time if the host has no ITS, so it propagates properly to kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gicv4. | |
| Title | irqchip/gic-v4: Don't advertise VLPIs if no ITS is probed | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T11:37:23.678Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.377Z
Link: CVE-2026-98877
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:21.203
Modified: 2026-10-23T12:18:21.203
Link: CVE-2026-98877
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