cve-2026-43133
HIGH CVSS 7.9 nvd
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Last Modified
- 2026-09-15
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
Affected Products
- linux linux_kernel
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.9 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
2.0 | 5.3 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
| 3.1 | 7.9 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
2.0 | 5.3 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
CPE configurations
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 5.13, < 5.15.202 | yes |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 5.16, < 6.1.165 | yes |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.2, < 6.6.128 | yes |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.7, < 6.12.75 | yes |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.13, < 6.18.16 | yes |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.19, < 6.19.6 | yes |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Modified
- Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0004ecb798b30e90d7ebfe74efae2d9423315a64 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10063e1251c1485034a018236080792ad083dcc5 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127ccae2c185f62e6ecb4bf24f9cb307e9b9c619 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3880e331b0b31d0d5d3702b124f6c93539cd478a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b7015000988ba35ecd5648f4b2283960f00543 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d464cf1ed900d47c85393d40b00017b6adfc2e6c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fce2fd4a2ca05670a91015aacccf96a1c26268fd Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65334
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66180
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66357
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67468
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67469
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467065
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43133.json
Linked Vulnerabilities
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