CVE-2026-64286

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Clear __hyp_running_vcpu when flushing the pKVM hyp vCPU flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the host vCPU context into the hyp's private vCPU on every run. ctxt_to_vcpu() expects a guest context to have a NULL __hyp_running_vcpu, which is only ever set on the host context, so that it resolves the vCPU via container_of(). While this is generally the case, flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the context verbatim and does not enforce this, so a value provided by the host is dereferenced at EL2 (host -> EL2). Fix by clearing __hyp_running_vcpu after the copy.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477145860dba4c30f0b4e36f02f4c5291c1c888b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bea2f8becdb20d34378493c3b77a9b9cf8c6cfa	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f4d61715d1061ba83b88196a3605662be30750	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfaef40d8a1533940fc1af788d70fce07362b4ce	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8042f6e1d7befb2fb6b10a75918642bcd0acf9a	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-07-25 10:17

Updated : 2026-08-17 05:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-64286

Mitre link : CVE-2026-64286

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64286

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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