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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-98877",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-25T10:25:14.377Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-23T11:37:23.678Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-23T11:37:23.678Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nirqchip/gic-v4: Don't advertise VLPIs if no ITS is probed\n\nWhen accidentally setting “kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1” on a system that has\nno MSI controller device tree node and GICv4, it results a panic as\n“gic_domain” is NULL and the kernel attempts to access it.\n\n    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000028\n    Mem abort info:\n      ESR = 0x0000000096000006\n\n    CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 295 Comm: lkvm-static Not tainted 7.1.0-rc4-ge3f15ad3970e #5 PREEMPT\n    Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)\n    pstate: 81402005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n    pc : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1d4/0x578\n    lr : __irq_domain_instantiate+0x1cc/0x578\n\nSet vLPI support to false at init time if the host has no ITS, so it\npropagates properly to kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gicv4."
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