CVE-2026-72292

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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: KVM: s390: Initialize KVM_S390_GET_CMMA_BITS memory", "id": "2516230", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516230"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-908", "details": ["A flaw was found in the kernel. A local user could exploit a vulnerability in the KVM_S390_GET_CMMA_BITS ioctl, specifically within the `kvm_s390_get_cmma_bits()` function. This function allocates memory without properly initializing all pages, leading to uninitialized memory regions. These uninitialized regions can then be copied to user space, resulting in the disclosure of stale kernel memory."], "name": "CVE-2026-72292", "public_date": "2026-08-15T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72292\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72292\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081501-CVE-2026-72292-247c@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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