Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72277
KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory
9.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory When constructing an L1 VNCR mapping, KVM unconditionally uses cacheable memory attributes, even if the underlying PFN isn't memory. This gets particularly hairy if the endpoint doesn't support cacheable memory attributes, potentially throwing an SError on writeback... While KVM does permit cacheable memory attributes on certain PFNMAP VMAs, kvm_translate_vncr() isn't currently grabbing the VMA. So do the simpler thing for now and just reject everything that isn't memory.
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 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
2a359e072596fcb2e9e85017a865e3618a2fe5b5 before d5436e18e4fc2886ac306304d884ea3b92e1edbf; 2a359e072596fcb2e9e85017a865e3618a2fe5b5 before bc00e0e376ee3572f5d26c174473abef1e35decc; 2a359e072596fcb2e9e85017a865e3618a2fe5b5 before 4bd7dbe0b2243e6aa735cae4d5e1ff988b30b2a6; 6.16 · source: vendor
Affected product
LI
Linux
Linux
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