7.8High
CVE-2026-93147
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/bpf: Replace ly instruction with llgf cpu_nr is a 32 bit value and BPF_REG_0 is a 64 bit register, when ly loads the cpu_nr into BPF_REG_0 it does not zero the upper bits, but llgf does.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 8% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-18
- Sources
- NVD