CVE-2026-72280

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2 It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised to the L1 hypervisor. Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-72280

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72280

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72280

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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