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().

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Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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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()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

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: 2026-05-27T14:48:31.480

Link: CVE-2026-45876

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Updated: 2026-05-27T17:15:37Z

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