Critical severity · published Jul 19, 2026
CVE-2026-63939
KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area
9.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area
When setting the length of the GHCB scratch area, and the area is in the
GHCB shared buffer, set the effective length of the scratch area to the max
possible size given the start of the guest-provided pointer, and the end of
the shared buffer.
The code was "fine" when first introduced, as KVM doesn't consult the
length of the buffer when emulating MMIO, because the passed in @len always
specifies the *max* size required. But for PSC requests, the incoming @len
is just the minimum length (to process the header), and KVM needs to know
the full size of the scratch area to avoid buffer overflows (spoiler alert).
Opportunistically rename @len => @min_len to better reflect its role.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.11 before 6.12.93; 6.13 before 6.18.35; 6.19 before 7.0.12; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
9b54e248d2644be71cb394eb85f31ad99e023a05 before 6ca9400d36005ffdca25f80186bea781c7e1dc4c; 9b54e248d2644be71cb394eb85f31ad99e023a05 before 9f0a9e780f02c02d025a190f1885e1d1d73b87bd; 9b54e248d2644be71cb394eb85f31ad99e023a05 before 6644565527c4c5f507088b1c9ddf72de47790b68; 9b54e248d2644be71cb394eb85f31ad99e023a05 before 5867d7e202e09f037cefe77f7af4413c7c0fa088; 6.11 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63939
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63939
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5867d7e202e09f037cefe77f7af4413c7c0fa088
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6644565527c4c5f507088b1c9ddf72de47790b68
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca9400d36005ffdca25f80186bea781c7e1dc4c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f0a9e780f02c02d025a190f1885e1d1d73b87bd
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