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

arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check

SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0 is set when user opt-in for MTE store-only tag check
mode. However, it is not part of SCTLR_USER_MASK which imply that on
context switch we never clear SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0, so we are leaking that
setting into another task.

Fix that by including SCTLR_EL1_TCSO0_MASK into SCTLR_USER_MASK

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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0 is set when user opt-in for MTE store-only tag check mode. However, it is not part of SCTLR_USER_MASK which imply that on context switch we never clear SCTLR_EL1.TCSO0, so we are leaking that setting into another task. Fix that by including SCTLR_EL1_TCSO0_MASK into SCTLR_USER_MASK
Title arm64: process: Fix context switching MTE store-only tag check
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:06:07.494Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.786Z

Link: CVE-2026-90094

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:01.020

Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:01.020

Link: CVE-2026-90094

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