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

s390/percpu: Fix MVIY_PERCPU() with older binutils

Commit a737737cdb9c ("s390/percpu: Infrastructure for more efficient
this_cpu operations") introduced MVIY_PERCPU(), which stringifies
arguments that are already C string literals. This generates an
assembler macro invocation with whitespace-separated quoted arguments:

GEN_MVIY "459712" "%r3"

GNU as versions prior to binutils 2.39 drop the separating whitespace
between quoted macro arguments during input scrubbing. They
consequently parse the invocation as a single argument and emit
repeated warnings:

Warning: missing closing `"'

The .ifc in GEN_MVIY never matches and GNU as exits successfully
without emitting the mviy instruction. As a result, the interrupted
per-CPU sequence is not marked in lowcore and the exception return
path cannot repair the per-CPU address register after migration.

All MVIY_PERCPU() callers pass C string literals. Use them directly
and separate the assembler macro arguments with an explicit comma. The
resulting invocation is:

GEN_MVIY 459712, %r3

This form is unambiguous for GNU as and LLVM's integrated assembler.
This behavior was fixed in GNU as from binutils 2.39, but Linux
supports binutils 2.30.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 4.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-88
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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/percpu: Fix MVIY_PERCPU() with older binutils Commit a737737cdb9c ("s390/percpu: Infrastructure for more efficient this_cpu operations") introduced MVIY_PERCPU(), which stringifies arguments that are already C string literals. This generates an assembler macro invocation with whitespace-separated quoted arguments: GEN_MVIY "459712" "%r3" GNU as versions prior to binutils 2.39 drop the separating whitespace between quoted macro arguments during input scrubbing. They consequently parse the invocation as a single argument and emit repeated warnings: Warning: missing closing `"' The .ifc in GEN_MVIY never matches and GNU as exits successfully without emitting the mviy instruction. As a result, the interrupted per-CPU sequence is not marked in lowcore and the exception return path cannot repair the per-CPU address register after migration. All MVIY_PERCPU() callers pass C string literals. Use them directly and separate the assembler macro arguments with an explicit comma. The resulting invocation is: GEN_MVIY 459712, %r3 This form is unambiguous for GNU as and LLVM's integrated assembler. This behavior was fixed in GNU as from binutils 2.39, but Linux supports binutils 2.30.
Title s390/percpu: Fix MVIY_PERCPU() with older binutils
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:43:22.007Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.707Z

Link: CVE-2026-89459

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:26.780

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:26.780

Link: CVE-2026-89459

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:43:22Z

Links: CVE-2026-89459 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-12T17:00:15Z

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