Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nVMX: Always flush vpid02 on first use
Make sure vpid02 is always flushed on first use by setting last_vpid=0 when allocating vpid02. nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush() will always detect a VPID change on first VM-Enter after VMXON, because VPID=0 in vmcs12 is not allowed if L1 enables VPID.
This avoids using stale TLB entries from a previous lifetime of the VPID, that might have been associated with a different vCPU (or a completely different VM).
Note that last_vpid is already being initialized as 0 when the vCPU is created, but it is not reset when vpid02 is freed on VMXOFF. Hence, the problem can only occur if L1 does VMXOFF -> VMXON, runs an L2, and KVM happens to reuse a VPID that has TLB entries on the physical CPU.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 26de0d2d9a8d14c03e5ebb25fd68b5bfcd5ac366; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 8bc609999ec223089fec8d74c7de27d689606b36; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 62604376c313178811375f40a282fc2a46cd2311; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 8b98d662ab24f34710a56e03bc9169e4a5508606; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 22dfcc22c95e91295119a1c3b469816ce44c4804; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < 121991d150735f3c0f7401678ce4d35c5b4ac898; >= 5c614b3583e7b6dab0c86356fa36c2bcbb8322a0, < f0772389413dce9657c7d6950abf3edbbd511356 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.4 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/121991d150735f3c0f7401678ce4d35c5b4ac898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22dfcc22c95e91295119a1c3b469816ce44c4804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26de0d2d9a8d14c03e5ebb25fd68b5bfcd5ac366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62604376c313178811375f40a282fc2a46cd2311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b98d662ab24f34710a56e03bc9169e4a5508606
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc609999ec223089fec8d74c7de27d689606b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0772389413dce9657c7d6950abf3edbbd511356
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received