arm64/gcs: Fix error handling in arch_set_shadow_stack_status()
alloc_gcs() returns an error-encoded pointer on failure, which comes
from do_mmap(), not NULL.
The current NULL check fails to detect errors, which could lead to using
an invalid GCS address.
Use IS_ERR_VALUE() to properly detect errors, consistent with the
check in gcs_alloc_thread_stack().
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| Weaknesses | CWE-682 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64/gcs: Fix error handling in arch_set_shadow_stack_status() alloc_gcs() returns an error-encoded pointer on failure, which comes from do_mmap(), not NULL. The current NULL check fails to detect errors, which could lead to using an invalid GCS address. Use IS_ERR_VALUE() to properly detect errors, consistent with the check in gcs_alloc_thread_stack(). | |
| Title | arm64/gcs: Fix error handling in arch_set_shadow_stack_status() | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-27T12:16:43.350Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.081Z
Link: CVE-2026-45876
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:01.280
Modified: 2026-06-17T10:52:39.173
Link: CVE-2026-45876
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Updated: 2026-05-28T17:45:22Z