CVE 8.8 HIGH

KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation_CVE-2026-53277

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

walk_s1() and kvm_walk_nested_s2() expect to be called while holding
kvm->srcu to guard against memslot changes. While this is generally
the case, __kvm_at_s12() and __kvm_find_s1_desc_level() call into the
respective walkers without taking kvm->srcu.

Fix by acquiring kvm->srcu prior to the table walk in both instances.

AI Analysis

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's KVM: arm64 component allows for potential memory corruption due to missing SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-53277
Source Linux
Published Jun 25, 2026 at 08:40
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:41

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc
Affected Versions Linux Linux be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc
Linux Linux be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc
Linux Linux be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc
Linux Linux 6.12

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.8 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Linux
Product Linux Kernel
Version 6.12, be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc

References

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