KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-72281 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-15 06:21:58 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-17 06:18:30 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm Protected guest faults charge long term pins to the VM's mm. Teardown can run later from file release, where current->mm may be unrelated. Drop the charge from kvm->mm instead. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001980000 probability, percentile 0.098980000 (date 2026-08-17)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4e6e03f9eaddb6be5ca8477dc5642e94ddece47e 34d8d7242c52c174add6b413d56420aa60f8054c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4e6e03f9eaddb6be5ca8477dc5642e94ddece47e d098bb75d14fde2f12155f1a95ec0168160867ce git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 7.1 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d098bb75d14fde2f12155f1a95ec0168160867ce | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/34d8d7242c52c174add6b413d56420aa60f8054c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| 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.