Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98472

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Free haveruncpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV Unconditionally...

CVE-2026-98472 KVM: SEV: Free have_run_cpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Free haveruncpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV Unconditionally free SEV's "have run CPUs" cpumask in the VM destroy path, i.e. even for what appear to be non-SEV VMs, as an SEV VM becomes a non-SEV V...

CVE-2026-98472 KVM: SEV: Free have_run_cpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Free haveruncpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV Unconditionally free SEV's "have run CPUs" cpumask in the VM destroy path, i.e. even for what appear to be non-SEV VMs, as an SEV VM becomes a non-SEV V...

CVE-2026-98472

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Free haveruncpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV Unconditionally free SEV's "have run CPUs" cpumask in the VM destroy path, i.e. even for what appear to be non-SEV VMs, as an SEV VM becomes a non-SEV V...

CVE-2026-98472

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability in KVM related to SEV (Secure Encrypted Virtualization). The issue involves the unconditional freeing of the "have run CPUs" cpumask during the VM destruction path. This occurs even when a VM is no longer using SEV, which can happen if an SEV VM undergoes...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

The Linux kernel versions 6.18.55, 7.2.9, and 7.3-rc5 have security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities stem from KVM SEV failing to clear the pointer when releasing the haveruncpus mask. This can lead to double release of the mask during the error path of sevguestinit...