Bug 2541049 (CVE-2026-97980)

Summary: CVE-2026-97980 kernel: s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_set_level()
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's s390 architecture debug component. A missing validation check in the debug level configuration interface allows an uninitialized or invalid debug handle to be dereferenced. A local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 10:44:57 UTC
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.