7.9
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nSVM: Always use vmcb01 in VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation
Commit cc3ed80ae69f ("KVM: nSVM: always use vmcb01 to for vmsave/vmload
of guest state") made KVM always use vmcb01 for the fields controlled by
VMSAVE/VMLOAD, but it missed updating the VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation code
to always use vmcb01.
As a result, if VMSAVE/VMLOAD is executed by an L2 guest and is not
intercepted by L1, KVM will mistakenly use vmcb02. Always use vmcb01
instead of the current VMCB.
KVM: nSVM: Always use vmcb01 in VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation
Commit cc3ed80ae69f ("KVM: nSVM: always use vmcb01 to for vmsave/vmload
of guest state") made KVM always use vmcb01 for the fields controlled by
VMSAVE/VMLOAD, but it missed updating the VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation code
to always use vmcb01.
As a result, if VMSAVE/VMLOAD is executed by an L2 guest and is not
intercepted by L1, KVM will mistakenly use vmcb02. Always use vmcb01
instead of the current VMCB.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-43133
Source
Linux
Published
May 6, 2026 at 11:27
Modified
May 8, 2026 at 12:40
Affected Product
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Version
cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Affected Versions
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux 5.13
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723
Linux Linux 5.13
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/10063e1251c1485034a018236080792ad083dcc5
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/c3b7015000988ba35ecd5648f4b2283960f00543
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/3880e331b0b31d0d5d3702b124f6c93539cd478a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/fce2fd4a2ca05670a91015aacccf96a1c26268fd
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d464cf1ed900d47c85393d40b00017b6adfc2e6c
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/0004ecb798b30e90d7ebfe74efae2d9423315a64
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/127ccae2c185f62e6ecb4bf24f9cb307e9b9c619