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...

Astra Linux - уязвимость в linux-5.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: The existing SPTE is preserved even when creating an MMIO SPTE. When installing an emulated MMIO SPTE, do so after preserving the existing SPTE if it is shadow-present. However, the fix proposed in commit 54aa15c6bd...

Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.12, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1646)

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1646 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Fix handling of disconnected directories CVE-2025-68736 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Oracle Linux 10 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2026-50232)

The remote Oracle Linux 10 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-50232 advisory. - ipv6: use RCU in ip6xmit Eric Dumazet Orabug: 39202432 CVE-2025-40135 - dst: fix races in rt6uncachedlistdel and rtdeluncachedlist Eric Dumazet...

CVE-2026-23402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Only WARN in direct MMUs when overwriting shadow-present SPTE Adjust KVM's sanity check against overwriting a shadow-present SPTE with a another SPTE with a different target PFN to only apply to direct MMUs, i.e. on...

CVE-2026-23401

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Drop/zap existing present SPTE even when creating an MMIO SPTE When installing an emulated MMIO SPTE, do so after dropping/zapping the existing SPTE if it's shadow-present. While commit a54aa15c6bda3 was right about...

CVE-2026-23402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Only WARN in direct MMUs when overwriting shadow-present SPTE Adjust KVM's sanity check against overwriting a shadow-present SPTE with a another SPTE with a different target PFN to only apply to direct MMUs, i.e. on...

CVE-2026-23402 KVM: x86/mmu: Only WARN in direct MMUs when overwriting shadow-present SPTE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Only WARN in direct MMUs when overwriting shadow-present SPTE Adjust KVM's sanity check against overwriting a shadow-present SPTE with a another SPTE with a different target PFN to only apply to direct MMUs, i.e. on...

CVE-2026-23402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Only WARN in direct MMUs when overwriting shadow-present SPTE Adjust KVM's sanity check against overwriting a shadow-present SPTE with a another SPTE with a different target PFN to only apply to direct MMUs, i.e. on...

CVE-2026-23401

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Drop/zap existing present SPTE even when creating an MMIO SPTE When installing an emulated MMIO SPTE, do so after dropping/zapping the existing SPTE if it's shadow-present. While commit a54aa15c6bda3 was right about...

AZL-70468 CVE-2022-50224 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT Treat the NX bit as valid when using NPT, as KVM will set the NX bit when the NX huge page mitigation is enabled mindblowing and trigger the WARN that fires on reserved SPTE bits...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50224

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT Treat the NX bit as valid when using NPT, as KVM will set the NX bit when the NX huge page mitigation is enabled mindblowing and trigger the WARN that fires on reserved SPTE bits...

CVE-2022-50224 KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT Treat the NX bit as valid when using NPT, as KVM will set the NX bit when the NX huge page mitigation is enabled mindblowing and trigger the WARN that fires on reserved SPTE bits...

CVE-2022-50224

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT Treat the NX bit as valid when using NPT, as KVM will set the NX bit when the NX huge page mitigation is enabled mindblowing and trigger the WARN that fires on reserved SPTE bits...

CVE-2022-50224 KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT Treat the NX bit as valid when using NPT, as KVM will set the NX bit when the NX huge page mitigation is enabled mindblowing and trigger the WARN that fires on reserved SPTE bits...

CVE-2021-47094

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/mmu: Don't advance iterator after restart due to yielding After dropping mmulock in the TDP MMU, restart the iterator during tdpiternext and do not advance the iterator. Advancing the iterator results in skipping the...

kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Denial of Service via incorrect NX bit handling in NPT

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM component. When KVM uses Nested Page Tables NPT with NX huge page mitigation enabled, it incorrectly handles the No-Execute NX bit in Shadow Page Table Entries SPTE. This improper handling can be triggered by a local attacker...

GSD-2022-1005371 KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT

KVM: x86/mmu: Treat NX as a valid SPTE bit for NPT This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.19.2 by commit...

PT-2025-26150

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to KVM: x86/mmu, where the NX bit is treated as valid when using NPT. This issue occurs when the NX huge page mitigation is...