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CVE-2026-99176 KVM: nVMX: Reset MMU back to the root MMU if loading L2 state fails for !VM-Entry

🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 10:35:30Reported by LinuxType 
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KVM nVMX fails to reset MMU pointer on L2 state load failure, causing NULL pointer deref.

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CVE-2026-99176
28 Oct 202610:35
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euvd
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EUVD-2026-111928
28 Oct 202610:35
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CVE-2026-99176
28 Oct 202611:17
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    "programFiles": [
      "arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c"
    ],
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      }
    ]
  }
]

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