CVE-2026-72325 perf/x86/amd/core: Avoid enabling BRS from the SVM reload path

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/amd/core: Avoid enabling BRS from the SVM reload path Branch Sampling BRS and Last Branch Record LBR are mutually exclusive hardware features, and users of both are tracked via cpuc-lbrusers. When SVM is toggled on a CPU...

The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel, related to deficiencies in access control, allows attackers to escalate their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to improperly applied security restrictions in the KVM AMD code, which is used to support embedded virtualization within SVM. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to increase their privileges...