CVE-2026-64286
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Clear __hyp_running_vcpu when flushing the pKVM hyp vCPU flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the host vCPU context into the hyp's private vCPU on every run. ctxt_to_vcpu() expects a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Clear __hyp_running_vcpu when flushing the pKVM hyp vCPU flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the host vCPU context into the hyp's private vCPU on every run. ctxt_to_vcpu() expects a guest context to have a NULL __hyp_running_vcpu, which is only ever set on the host context, so that it resolves the vCPU via container_of(). While this is generally the case, flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the context verbatim and does not enforce this, so a value provided by the host is dereferenced at EL2 (host -> EL2). Fix by clearing __hyp_running_vcpu after the copy.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477145860dba4c30f0b4e36f02f4c5291c1c888bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bea2f8becdb20d34378493c3b77a9b9cf8c6cfaPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f4d61715d1061ba83b88196a3605662be30750Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfaef40d8a1533940fc1af788d70fce07362b4cePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8042f6e1d7befb2fb6b10a75918642bcd0acf9aPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.