kernel: KVM: VMX: Bury Intel PT virtualization (guest/host mode) behind CONFIG_BROKEN

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Bury Intel PT virtualization guest/host mode behind CONFIGBROKEN Hide KVM's ptmode module param behind CONFIGBROKEN, i.e. disable support for virtualizing Intel PT via guest/host mode unless BROKEN=y. There are myriad...

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38055

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/intel: Fix segfault with PEBS-via-PT with samplefreq Currently, using PEBS-via-PT with a sample frequency instead of a sample period, causes a segfault. For example: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address:...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Disabling Intel PT virtualization guest/host mode is enabled by default under CONFIGBROKEN. This means that KVM’s ptmode module parameter is set to BROKEN by default, thereby disabling support for virtualizing Intel PT...