KVM: nVMX: Hide shadow VMCS right after VMCLEAR
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-64562 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-04 07:16:31 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 07:16:31 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nVMX: Hide shadow VMCS right after VMCLEAR
free_nested() frees the shadow VMCS while vmcs01 still points to it. But
because it is asynchronous with respect to loaded_vmcs_clear(), the vCPU
might migrate before the pointer is cleared and __loaded_vmcs_clear()
may then execute VMCLEAR.
The VMCS needs to stay attached until its explicit VMCLEAR completes, but
then it can be hidden and the page safely freed. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5 af56298e9d86e6098cd1d2e155cb2949b7c45412 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5 589419470030a89f16cf19300658b6dc644ca946 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5 8001d2ce9d9bd09118ce523aef595aa094573ae3 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5 1dabef6e206568bf9d9ade74f6e56a48ea35695d git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5 622ebfac01ba4f9c0060cebd41257fe46fc4a0b3 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 4.9 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 4.9 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.148 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2-rc5 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dabef6e206568bf9d9ade74f6e56a48ea35695d |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/8001d2ce9d9bd09118ce523aef595aa094573ae3 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/af56298e9d86e6098cd1d2e155cb2949b7c45412 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/622ebfac01ba4f9c0060cebd41257fe46fc4a0b3 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/589419470030a89f16cf19300658b6dc644ca946 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.