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.
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CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < b82c3144d8264265448292ca406f60bafeba3b6f; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < 4f50e6aec16f69627dbad5704d1e90a255d766a7; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < dc3eecfa219ebc9d01eaf7d1abd1441efe884dab; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < af56298e9d86e6098cd1d2e155cb2949b7c45412; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < 589419470030a89f16cf19300658b6dc644ca946; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < 8001d2ce9d9bd09118ce523aef595aa094573ae3; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < 1dabef6e206568bf9d9ade74f6e56a48ea35695d; >= 355f4fb1405ec29d0fac49b4d41fcd78cbd455d5, < 622ebfac01ba4f9c0060cebd41257fe46fc4a0b3 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.9 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dabef6e206568bf9d9ade74f6e56a48ea35695d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f50e6aec16f69627dbad5704d1e90a255d766a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/589419470030a89f16cf19300658b6dc644ca946
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622ebfac01ba4f9c0060cebd41257fe46fc4a0b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8001d2ce9d9bd09118ce523aef595aa094573ae3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af56298e9d86e6098cd1d2e155cb2949b7c45412
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b82c3144d8264265448292ca406f60bafeba3b6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc3eecfa219ebc9d01eaf7d1abd1441efe884dab
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 4, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 13, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed