KVM: SVM: Set/clear CR8 write interception when AVIC is (de)activated

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-43483
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-13 16:16:51 UTC
Updated2026-05-13 16:16:51 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Set/clear CR8 write interception when AVIC is (de)activated Explicitly set/clear CR8 write interception when AVIC is (de)activated to fix a bug where KVM leaves the interception enabled after AVIC is activated. E.g. if KVM emulates INIT=>WFS while AVIC is deactivated, CR8 will remain intercepted in perpetuity. On its own, the dangling CR8 intercept is "just" a performance issue, but combined with the TPR sync bug fixed by commit d02e48830e3f ("KVM: SVM: Sync TPR from LAPIC into VMCB::V_TPR even if AVIC is active"), the danging intercept is fatal to Windows guests as the TPR seen by hardware gets wildly out of sync with reality. Note, VMX isn't affected by the bug as TPR_THRESHOLD is explicitly ignored when Virtual Interrupt Delivery is enabled, i.e. when APICv is active in KVM's world. I.e. there's no need to trigger update_cr8_intercept(), this is firmly an SVM implementation flaw/detail. WARN if KVM gets a CR8 write #VMEXIT while AVIC is active, as KVM should never enter the guest with AVIC enabled and CR8 writes intercepted. [Squash fix to avic_deactivate_vmcb. - Paolo]

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.000320000 probability, percentile 0.097730000 (date 2026-05-28)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 a4123fe5d9122eef9852e4921f7cc463420f30d4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 816fa1dfae4532e851b1fe6b2434c753ecbd86c7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 01651e7751edbbc0fb4598f8367a3dabcfc8c182 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 ba3bca40f9f25c053f69413e5f4a41dd0fd762bf git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 737410b32bd615b321da4fbeda490351b9af5e8b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3bbf3565f48ce3999b5a12cde946f81bd4475312 87d0f901a9bd8ae6be57249c737f20ac0cace93d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.7 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.7 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.167 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.130 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.78 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.19 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.9 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4123fe5d9122eef9852e4921f7cc463420f30d4 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3bca40f9f25c053f69413e5f4a41dd0fd762bf 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/816fa1dfae4532e851b1fe6b2434c753ecbd86c7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d0f901a9bd8ae6be57249c737f20ac0cace93d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/737410b32bd615b321da4fbeda490351b9af5e8b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/01651e7751edbbc0fb4598f8367a3dabcfc8c182 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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