5.5

CVE-2026-46032

KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT

If loading L1's CR3 fails on a nested #VMEXIT, nested_svm_vmexit()
returns an error code that is ignored by most callers, and continues to
run L1 with corrupted state. A sane recovery is not possible in this
case, and HW behavior is to cause a shutdown. Inject a triple fault
instead, and do not return early from nested_svm_vmexit(). Continue
cleaning up the vCPU state (e.g. clear pending exceptions), to handle
the failure as gracefully as possible.

From the APM:

  Upon #VMEXIT, the processor performs the following actions in order to
  return to the host execution context:

  ...

  if (illegal host state loaded, or exception while loading host state)
      shutdown
  else
      execute first host instruction following the VMRUN

Remove the return value of nested_svm_vmexit(), which is mostly
unchecked anyway.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.9 < 7.0.4
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.12% 0.019
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a738cf170a4a2332ea3a15e23ec65b5757fe4a1
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d291ef0585ed880ed4dd71ea1a5965e0a65fb53
Patch