KVM: SEV: Reject attempts to sync VMSA of an already-launched/encrypted vCPU

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-31593
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-24 15:16:36 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 14:29:38 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Reject attempts to sync VMSA of an already-launched/encrypted vCPU Reject synchronizing vCPU state to its associated VMSA if the vCPU has already been launched, i.e. if the VMSA has already been encrypted. On a host with SNP enabled, accessing guest-private memory generates an RMP #PF and panics the host. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff1276cbfdf36000 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x80000003) - RMP violation PGD 5a31801067 P4D 5a31802067 PUD 40ccfb5063 PMD 40e5954063 PTE 80000040fdf36163 SEV-SNP: PFN 0x40fdf36, RMP entry: [0x6010fffffffff001 - 0x000000000000001f] Oops: Oops: 0003 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 33 UID: 0 PID: 996180 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: G OE Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7625/0H1TJT, BIOS 1.5.8 07/21/2023 RIP: 0010:sev_es_sync_vmsa+0x54/0x4c0 [kvm_amd] Call Trace: <TASK> snp_launch_update_vmsa+0x19d/0x290 [kvm_amd] snp_launch_finish+0xb6/0x380 [kvm_amd] sev_mem_enc_ioctl+0x14e/0x720 [kvm_amd] kvm_arch_vm_ioctl+0x837/0xcf0 [kvm] kvm_vm_ioctl+0x3fd/0xcc0 [kvm] __x64_sys_ioctl+0xa3/0x100 x64_sys_call+0xfe0/0x2350 do_syscall_64+0x81/0x10f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7ffff673287d </TASK> Note, the KVM flaw has been present since commit ad73109ae7ec ("KVM: SVM: Provide support to launch and run an SEV-ES guest"), but has only been actively dangerous for the host since SNP support was added. With SEV-ES, KVM would "just" clobber guest state, which is totally fine from a host kernel perspective since userspace can clobber guest state any time before sev_launch_update_vmsa().

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.048130000 (date 2026-04-27)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected ad27ce155566f2b4400fa865859834592bd18777 c9609847ae65ca36233077c2b6cb2bc0fb37c77a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ad27ce155566f2b4400fa865859834592bd18777 692fdf05e55fa03960a1278afdc2478c12daea13 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ad27ce155566f2b4400fa865859834592bd18777 6ef109e01e1d35199e1a97ea68bdfd3cf3fbf9ab git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ad27ce155566f2b4400fa865859834592bd18777 8f85a4885eee8cb495961ffa371a91828afb9445 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ad27ce155566f2b4400fa865859834592bd18777 9b9f7962e3e879d12da2bf47e02a24ec51690e3d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.11 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.11 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.83 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.24 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.14 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0.1 7.0.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef109e01e1d35199e1a97ea68bdfd3cf3fbf9ab 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/692fdf05e55fa03960a1278afdc2478c12daea13 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9609847ae65ca36233077c2b6cb2bc0fb37c77a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9f7962e3e879d12da2bf47e02a24ec51690e3d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f85a4885eee8cb495961ffa371a91828afb9445 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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