kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM x86 shadow paging mechanism. This vulnerability occurs when a host page directory entry PDE mapping is changed from within the guest, leading to an unexpected role mismatch in shadow paging. This mismatch can cause a...

kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM x86 shadow paging mechanism. This vulnerability occurs when a host page directory entry PDE mapping is changed from within the guest, leading to an unexpected role mismatch in shadow paging. This mismatch can cause a...

kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM component. A local attacker with privileges on the host system could exploit a vulnerability in how KVM handles shadow page table entries SPTEs during memory-mapped I/O MMIO operations. By manipulating guest page table entrie...

kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM component. A local attacker with privileges on the host system could exploit a vulnerability in how KVM handles shadow page table entries SPTEs during memory-mapped I/O MMIO operations. By manipulating guest page table entrie...

kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM component. A local attacker with privileges on the host system could exploit a vulnerability in how KVM handles shadow page table entries SPTEs during memory-mapped I/O MMIO operations. By manipulating guest page table entrie...

EUVD-2026-41667

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Require in-GHCB scratch area if GHCB v2+ is in use As per the GHCB spec, when using GHCB v2+ require the software scratch area to reside in the GHCB's shared buffer. Note, things like Page State Change PSC requests rely...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

5.4.17-2136.357.3.1 - KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role Paolo Bonzini Orabug: 39673892 - KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN Sean Christopherson Orabug: 39673892 - KVM: x86/MMU: Recursively zap nested TDP SPs when zapping last/only pare...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-53345

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - KVM: Don't WARN if memory is dirtied without a vCPU when the VM is dying When marking a page dirty, complain about not having a running/loaded vCPU if and only ...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53345

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Don't WARN if memory is dirtied without a vCPU when the VM is dying When marking a page dirty, complain about not having a running/loaded vCPU if and only if the VM is still alive, i.e. its refcount is non-zero. This will...

EUVD-2026-40979

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Don't WARN if memory is dirtied without a vCPU when the VM is dying When marking a page dirty, complain about not having a running/loaded vCPU if and only if the VM is still alive, i.e. its refcount is non-zero. This will...

CVE-2026-53200

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM for ARM64 architectures. This vulnerability arises from incorrect handling of the Execute Never XN bit, a memory protection feature, when the FEATXNX feature is not enabled. This error can lead to execute permissions being...

CVE-2026-53277 KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation walks1 and kvmwalknesteds2 expect to be called while holding kvm-srcu to guard against memslot changes. While this is generally the case,...

CVE-2026-53277

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation walks1 and kvmwalknesteds2 expect to be called while holding kvm-srcu to guard against memslot changes. While this is generally the case,...

CVE-2026-53200

The CVE refers to the Linux kernel KVM on ARM64 where the XN bit handling was broken when FEAT_XNX is not enabled. Specifically, a FIELD_PREP() mask used to clear XN[0] manipulated the wrong bit, unconditionally granting execute permissions. The issue is resolved by correcting the bit manipulatio...

PT-2026-52296

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description An issue exists in the KVM arm64 nv component regarding the handling of XN0 when FEAT XNX is not present. The use of the FIELD PREP function on the mask intended to clear XN0 is incorrec...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-52968

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - KVM: s390: pci: fix GAIT table indexing due to double-scaling pointer arithmetic kvms390pciaifenable, kvms390pciaifdisable, and aenhostforward index the GAIT by...

CVE-2026-52968 KVM: s390: pci: fix GAIT table indexing due to double-scaling pointer arithmetic

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: pci: fix GAIT table indexing due to double-scaling pointer arithmetic kvms390pciaifenable, kvms390pciaifdisable, and aenhostforward index the GAIT by manually multiplying the index with sizeofstruct zpcigaite. Since...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.1, Linux 6.12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Fixed a situation where a hard lockup occurs in the virtual machine after prolonged inactivity, due to the periodic HV timer. When advancing the expiration of the guest’s APIC timer in periodic mode, set the expiration ...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.1, Linux 6.12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Always use vmcb01 in the emulation of VMLOAD/VMSAVE. The commit cc3ed80ae69f states that “KVM: nSVM: always use vmcb01 for vmsave/vmload of guest state”. This commit ensured that KVM always used vmcb01 for the fields...

PT-2026-51862

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description An issue exists in the KVM s390 PCI implementation where the GAIT table is indexed using double-scaling pointer arithmetic. The functions kvm s390 pci aif enable, kvm s390 pci aif disabl...