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CVE-2026-68081

KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state

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

KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state

Put all vmcs12 pages if KVM synthesizes a nested VM-Exit due to invalid
guest while emulating VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME.  The invalid guest state path
doesn't use nested_vmx_vmexit() as that API is intended to be used if and
only if L2 is active, and the open coded equivalent neglects to put the
vmcs12 pages.  Failure to put the vmcs12 pages leaks any pinned pages
(and/or mappings) if L1 retries VMLAUNCH/VMRESUME.

Note, the !from_vmenter scenario doesn't suffer the same problem, as
vmx_get_nested_state_pages() only gets/pins/maps the vmcs12 pages if L2 is
active, i.e. if a "full" VM-Exit is guaranteed before KVM will retry
getting vmcs12 pages.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch das CVE Programm von einer CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) (Unstrukturiert).
HerstellerLinux
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version 96c66e87deeeb3cc78a3b82a1de8e365eec206c1
Version < 7996013b85687034d2e820cef94d6404192e3a3d
Status affected
Version 96c66e87deeeb3cc78a3b82a1de8e365eec206c1
Version < 2c87a087c20632d68920272173b5d7c47f9bcf70
Status affected
Version 96c66e87deeeb3cc78a3b82a1de8e365eec206c1
Version < 2f2312c422fd2695da772cecb30c69994b795964
Status affected
HerstellerLinux
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 5.2
Status affected
Version 0
Version < 5.2
Status unaffected
Version <= 6.18.*
Version 6.18.40
Status unaffected
Version <= 7.1.*
Version 7.1.5
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 7.2
Status unaffected
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7996013b85687034d2e820cef94d6404192e3a3d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c87a087c20632d68920272173b5d7c47f9bcf70
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f2312c422fd2695da772cecb30c69994b795964