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CVE-2026-98638 KVM: arm64: Validate the SVE vector length in pkvm_vcpu_init_sve()

🗓️ 18 Oct 2026 15:20:09Reported by LinuxType 
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KVM arm64 pkvm_vcpu_init_sve() fails to validate SVE vector length, causing fatal WARN_ON.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-98638
18 Oct 202615:20
–cve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-98638
18 Oct 202615:20
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-103552
18 Oct 202615:20
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-98638
18 Oct 202616:17
–nvd
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98638
18 Oct 202617:47
–osv_debian
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-116857
18 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
ubuntucve
UbuntuCve
CVE-2026-98638
19 Oct 202600:00
–ubuntucve
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]

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