In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64/fpsimd: signal: Forbid non-streaming SVE payload on SME-only systems When system_supports_sme() is true but system_supports_sve() is false, restoring a specifically crafted SVE signal context can result in the task erroneously having non-streaming SVE state. Subsequent attempts to manipulate the task's FPSIMD/SVE/SME state can result in a variety of problems, including fatal EL1 UNDEFs. In such configurations, the kernel always creates an SVE signal context when delivering a signal, and this can only be in one of two states: (1) SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is set, and an SVE payload is present containing streaming mode SVE state. The recorded VL is the task's live streaming VL. (2) SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear, and an SVE payload is not present. The FPSIMD context contains the non-streaming mode FPSIMD state. The recorded VL is 0. Currently restore_sve_fpsimd_context() correctly rejects cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is set and an SVE payload is not present, but fails to reject cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear and an SVE payload is present. Consequently, restore_sve_fpsimd_context() can place the task in a state where it has non-streaming SVE state even when this is not supported by HW. For example, this can cause a later EL1 UNDEF when the kernel attempts to restore the task's ZCR_EL1 value: | # ./sme-sigcontext-to-sve | Internal error: Oops - Undefined instruction: 0000000002000000 [#1] SMP | Modules linked in: | CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 131 Comm: sme-sigcontext- Not tainted 7.3.0-rc1 #1 PREEMPT | Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) | pstate: 61402009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc : fpsimd_restore_current_state+0x258/0x458 | lr : exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xb8/0x188 | sp : ffff80008056be40 | x29: ffff80008056be40 x28: fff00000c1670000 x27: 0000000000000000 | x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 | x23: ffff80008056bec0 x22: 0000000000000008 x21: 0000000000000040 | x20: 0000000000000081 x19: 0000000008800010 x18: 0000000000000000 | x17: 0000fffffd412570 x16: 0000000000001000 x15: 0000fffffd4123b0 | x14: 0000fffffd412780 x13: 0000fffffd412be8 x12: 0000000047435300 | x11: 0000fffffd412570 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000045585401 | x8 : fff00000c18a6c44 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000002 | x5 : 0000000000000002 x4 : ffff800080568000 x3 : 0000000000000001 | x2 : 0000000008800010 x1 : fff00000c1670000 x0 : 0000000008800000 | Call trace: | fpsimd_restore_current_state+0x258/0x458 (P) | exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xb8/0x188 | el0_svc+0x1cc/0x1d0 | el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4 | el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c | Code: d5384101 f9400020 53175c03 36b80de0 (d5381202) | ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- | Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - Undefined instruction: Fatal exception in interrupt | Kernel Offset: 0x291fb1000000 from 0xffff800080000000 | PHYS_OFFSET: 0x40000000 | CPU features: 0x0,00000000,0052802f,ffb88f43,3afcf73f | Memory Limit: none Rework restore_sve_fpsimd_context() to reject cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear and an SVE payload is not present. As parse_user_sigframe() rejects SVE signal frames when neither SVE nor SME are supported, it isn't necessary for restore_sve_fpsimd_context() to handle the case where neither are supported.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4850 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4850-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                        Ben Hutchings     October 22, 2026                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : linux-6.12     Version        : 6.12.113-1~deb12u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-38204 CVE-2025-40158 CVE-2026-52988 CVE-2026-72315                      CVE-2026-72463 CVE-2026-74347 CVE-2026-80935 CVE-2026-80937                      CVE-2026-80939 CVE-2026-80980 CVE-2026-81016 CVE-2026-89437                      CVE-2026-89441 CVE-2026-89445 CVE-2026-89452 CVE-2026-89467                      CVE-2026-89500 CVE-2026-89503 CVE-2026-89520 CVE-2026-89527                      CVE-2026-89633 CVE-2026-89638 CVE-2026-89766 CVE-2026-89795                      CVE-2026-89797 CVE-2026-89806 CVE-2026-89827 CVE-2026-89832                      CVE-2026-89837 CVE-2026-89838 CVE-2026-89840 CVE-2026-89859                      CVE-2026-89868 CVE-2026-89912 CVE-2026-89921 CVE-2026-89956                      CVE-2026-89971 CVE-2026-89972 CVE-2026-89996 CVE-2026-90002                      CVE-2026-90013 CVE-2026-90016 CVE-2026-90023 CVE-2026-90029                      CVE-2026-90030 CVE-2026-90146 CVE-2026-93179 CVE-2026-93196                      CVE-2026-93199 CVE-2026-93200 CVE-2026-93231 CVE-2026-93243                      CVE-2026-93244 CVE-2026-93285 CVE-2026-97527 CVE-2026-97528                      CVE-2026-97529 CVE-2026-97530 CVE-2026-97531 CVE-2026-97532                      CVE-2026-97534 CVE-2026-97535 CVE-2026-97536 CVE-2026-97537                      CVE-2026-97549 CVE-2026-97558 CVE-2026-97559 CVE-2026-97566                      CVE-2026-97567 CVE-2026-97571 CVE-2026-97574 CVE-2026-97594                      CVE-2026-97597 CVE-2026-97603 CVE-2026-97609 CVE-2026-97615                      CVE-2026-97618 CVE-2026-97619 CVE-2026-97620 CVE-2026-97901                      CVE-2026-97906 CVE-2026-97918 CVE-2026-97919 CVE-2026-97933                      CVE-2026-97934 CVE-2026-97935 CVE-2026-97938 CVE-2026-97939                      CVE-2026-97949 CVE-2026-97950 CVE-2026-98101 CVE-2026-98161                      CVE-2026-98167 CVE-2026-98168 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    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that     may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information     leaks.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version     6.12.113-1~deb12u1.  This update additionally includes many more bug     fixes from stable updates 6.12.112 and 6.12.113.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux-6.12 packages.

    For the detailed security status of linux-6.12 please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux-6.12

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - arm64/fpsimd: signal: Forbid non-streaming SVE payload on SME-only systems When system_supports_sme() is     true but system_supports_sve() is false, restoring a specifically crafted SVE signal context can result in     the task erroneously having non-streaming SVE state. Subsequent attempts to manipulate the task's     FPSIMD/SVE/SME state can result in a variety of problems, including fatal EL1 UNDEFs. In such     configurations, the kernel always creates an SVE signal context when delivering a signal, and this can     only be in one of two states: (1) SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is set, and an SVE payload is present containing     streaming mode SVE state. The recorded VL is the task's live streaming VL. (2) SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear,     and an SVE payload is not present. The FPSIMD context contains the non-streaming mode FPSIMD state. The     recorded VL is 0. Currently restore_sve_fpsimd_context() correctly rejects cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is     set and an SVE payload is not present, but fails to reject cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear and an SVE     payload is present. Consequently, restore_sve_fpsimd_context() can place the task in a state where it has     non-streaming SVE state even when this is not supported by HW. For example, this can cause a later EL1     UNDEF when the kernel attempts to restore the task's ZCR_EL1 value: | # ./sme-sigcontext-to-sve | Internal     error: Oops - Undefined instruction: 0000000002000000 [#1] SMP | Modules linked in: | CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID:
    131 Comm: sme-sigcontext- Not tainted 7.3.0-rc1 #1 PREEMPT | Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) |     pstate: 61402009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc :
    fpsimd_restore_current_state+0x258/0x458 | lr : exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xb8/0x188 | sp : ffff80008056be40     | x29: ffff80008056be40 x28: fff00000c1670000 x27: 0000000000000000 | x26: 0000000000000000 x25:
    0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 | x23: ffff80008056bec0 x22: 0000000000000008 x21: 0000000000000040     | x20: 0000000000000081 x19: 0000000008800010 x18: 0000000000000000 | x17: 0000fffffd412570 x16:
    0000000000001000 x15: 0000fffffd4123b0 | x14: 0000fffffd412780 x13: 0000fffffd412be8 x12: 0000000047435300     | x11: 0000fffffd412570 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000045585401 | x8 : fff00000c18a6c44 x7 :
    0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000002 | x5 : 0000000000000002 x4 : ffff800080568000 x3 : 0000000000000001     | x2 : 0000000008800010 x1 : fff00000c1670000 x0 : 0000000008800000 | Call trace: |     fpsimd_restore_current_state+0x258/0x458 (P) | exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xb8/0x188 | el0_svc+0x1cc/0x1d0 |     el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4 | el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c | Code: d5384101 f9400020 53175c03 36b80de0     (d5381202) | ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- | Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - Undefined     instruction: Fatal exception in interrupt | Kernel Offset: 0x291fb1000000 from 0xffff800080000000 |     PHYS_OFFSET: 0x40000000 | CPU features: 0x0,00000000,0052802f,ffb88f43,3afcf73f | Memory Limit: none     Rework restore_sve_fpsimd_context() to reject cases where SVE_SIG_FLAG_SM is clear and an SVE payload is     not present. As parse_user_sigframe() rejects SVE signal frames when neither SVE nor SME are supported, it     isn't necessary for restore_sve_fpsimd_context() to handle the case where neither are supported.
    (CVE-2026-98745)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
379497	SUSE SLES16 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2026:24651-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
379474	SUSE SLES16: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:24662-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
375086	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-1044	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	critical
371850	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.18, kernel6.18, kernel6.18-devel (ALAS2023-2026-3251)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
370518	Debian dla-4850 : ata-modules-6.12.107+deb12-armmp-di - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
367148	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98745	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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