Bug 2546446 (CVE-2026-98249)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98249 kernel: arm64: hibernate: pass HVC_SET_VECTORS args to the resume hvc
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	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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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability may allow a local privileged user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on ARM64 systems. When resuming from hibernation, the kernel fails to supply the required parameters when resetting hypervisor exception vectors, leaving the hypervisor pointing to memory pages that are released immediately afterward. Accessing this freed memory during resume can lead to memory corruption and trigger a system hang.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:22:02 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

arm64: hibernate: pass HVC_SET_VECTORS args to the resume hvc

swsusp_arch_suspend_exit() reinstalls the restored kernel's hyp stub
vectors with an hvc, but never passes the arguments. x0 is not set to
HVC_SET_VECTORS and x1 is not set to the vector address, so the stub
dispatch falls through and returns without writing vbar_el2. EL2 is
left pointing at the trans_pgd copy of the vectors, a page that
swsusp_free() releases right after resume.

Set the arguments up the same way __hyp_set_vectors() does.

Without this fix, Vladimir was able to trigger a hang when resuming from
hibernation with CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y and page_poison=on.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-10-11 06:48:53 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98249.mbox