In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

arm64: percpu: Fix LSE operations on {8,16}-bit types

The assembly for __percpu_##name##_case_##sz() and
__percpu_##name##_return_case_##sz() doesn't use the 'sfx' macro
argument to form the LSE instruction. Without 'sfx', a W register
argument will imply a 32-bit memory location, and consequently
{8,16}-bit ops will erroneously read and write 32 bits of memory when
the LSE instruction is used.

Fix this by appending 'sfx' to 'op_lse' to LSE instruction. It is not
necessary (and not valid) to append 'sfx' to 'op_llsc', as 'op_llsc' is
a register-register operation which does not access memory (and does not
take a size suffix).

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: percpu: Fix LSE operations on {8,16}-bit types The assembly for __percpu_##name##_case_##sz() and __percpu_##name##_return_case_##sz() doesn't use the 'sfx' macro argument to form the LSE instruction. Without 'sfx', a W register argument will imply a 32-bit memory location, and consequently {8,16}-bit ops will erroneously read and write 32 bits of memory when the LSE instruction is used. Fix this by appending 'sfx' to 'op_lse' to LSE instruction. It is not necessary (and not valid) to append 'sfx' to 'op_llsc', as 'op_llsc' is a register-register operation which does not access memory (and does not take a size suffix).
Title arm64: percpu: Fix LSE operations on {8,16}-bit types
First Time appeared Linux
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T08:45:16.693Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.330Z

Link: CVE-2026-98248

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:13.143

Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:13.143

Link: CVE-2026-98248

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