CVE catalog

CVE-2026-98395

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/entry: Fix irq_soft_mask corruption on replayed interrupt exit When __replay_soft_interrupts() replays a pending interrupt

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Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Oct 14, 2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 2:17:50 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.19% · Oct 25, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/entry: Fix irq_soft_mask corruption on replayed interrupt exit When __replay_soft_interrupts() replays a pending interrupt (e.g. PACA_IRQ_DEC -> timer_interrupt), it calls the handler directly with a synthetic pt_regs. The DEFINE_INTERRUPT_HANDLER_ASYNC wrapper around each handler calls arch_interrupt_async_exit_prepare() on the way out, which calls arch_interrupt_exit_prepare() -> local_irq_disable() -> arch_local_irq_disable(), which does: irq_soft_mask_set(IRQS_DISABLED) /* 0x1 */ This unconditionally overwrites irq_soft_mask with IRQS_DISABLED (0x1), stripping the IRQS_PMI_DISABLED (0x2) bit. The result is that irq_soft_mask is 0x1 instead of IRQS_ALL_DISABLED (0x3) when the handler returns to __replay_soft_interrupts(). For a normally-taken interrupt this is harmless: the next interrupt always enters through arch_interrupt_enter_prepare() which unconditionally sets irq_soft_mask to IRQS_ALL_DISABLED. But during replay, next_interrupt() is called directly between replayed handlers without going back through arch_interrupt_enter_prepare(), so the stripped bit is never restored. next_interrupt() then fires a WARNING: WARNING: arch/powerpc/kernel/irq_64.c:75 WARN_ON(irq_soft_mask_return() != IRQS_ALL_DISABLED) The warning was observed early in boot on a POWER10 pseries guest during kmem_cache_init_late(), where a spinlock release triggers interrupt replay that processes a pending timer interrupt. Debugger state confirming the bug: Before timer_interrupt(&regs): irq_soft_mask = 0x3 (IRQS_ALL_DISABLED) correct irq_happened = 0x41 (HARD_DIS|REPLAYING) correct After timer_interrupt(&regs) returns: irq_soft_mask = 0x1 (IRQS_DISABLED) WRONG - PMI bit stripped irq_happened = 0x41 unchanged The fix is to replace local_irq_disable() with hard_irq_disable(). hard_irq_disable() is the right primitive here for two reasons: 1. On PPC64 (hw_irq.h:301) it calls irq_soft_mask_set_return(IRQS_ALL_DISABLED), setting the soft mask to 0x3 (both IRQS_DISABLED and IRQS_PMI_DISABLED), which preserves the PMI bit and fixes the WARNING. The additional work it does (__hard_irq_disable(), PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS |=) is redundant but safe since both are already set at this point in the exit path; the trace_hardirqs_off() inside is guarded by if (!arch_irqs_disabled_flags(flags)) so it will not double-fire. 2. On PPC32 (hw_irq.h:467) hard_irq_disable() maps to arch_local_irq_disable() -> __hard_irq_disable(), which clears MSR[EE] in hardware. This is exactly correct: PPC32 has no soft-mask PACA mechanism, so the hardware disable is the right way to satisfy irqentry_exit()'s requirement. This also fixes a build error on PPC32 where irq_soft_mask_set() is only defined under CONFIG_PPC64: arch/powerpc/include/asm/entry-common.h:273: error: implicit declaration of function 'irq_soft_mask_set' Using hard_irq_disable() requires no #ifdef and is consistent with how the rest of the entry code (e.g. entry-common.h:463) handles the same PPC32/PPC64 split.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	linux	sid	`7.2.12-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	forky	`7.2.12-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	trixie	`6.12.107-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	trixie-security	`6.12.113-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm	`6.1.176-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm-security	`6.1.190-1`	not affected
Linux	Kernel	Not reported	`7.2.7`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	linux	source	sid	`7.2.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	forky	`7.2.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Linux	Kernel	Linux	Not reported	`7.2.7`	Not reported	CVE-2026-98395	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bpftool]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[hyperv-daemons]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[intel-sdsi]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower1]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower-dev]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-bpf-dev]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-config-6.1]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (4)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-cpupower]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (32)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc-6.1]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-amd64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-arm64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-amd64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-arm64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common-rt]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-amd64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-arm64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-50-amd64]Not affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · linux · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 4:41:26 AM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]