Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72289
KVM: arm64: vgic: Check the interrupt is still ours before migrating it
9.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: vgic: Check the interrupt is still ours before migrating it
vgic_prune_ap_list() drops both ap_list_lock and irq_lock while migrating
an interrupt to another vCPU. After reacquiring the locks it only checks
that the affinity is unchanged (target_vcpu == vgic_target_oracle(irq))
before moving the interrupt, which assumes that an interrupt whose affinity
is preserved is still queued on this vCPU's ap_list.
That assumption no longer holds if the interrupt is taken off the ap_list
while the locks are dropped. vgic_flush_pending_lpis() removes the
interrupt from the list and sets irq->vcpu to NULL, but leaves
enabled/pending/target_vcpu untouched. As the interrupt is still enabled
and pending, vgic_target_oracle() returns the same target_vcpu, so the
affinity check passes and list_del() is run a second time on an entry that
has already been removed.
Also check that the interrupt is still assigned to this vCPU
(irq->vcpu == vcpu) before moving it.
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 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before 3893e1fcf6f306b327a8358dcd1cbd077989a240; 0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before cb3efe1a354f1638726725c3ecee1ce8d1a7e2dc; 0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before da2d249a39a1881681c303ceea33f38ba1c5bbeb; 0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before 654be81c4c637af12709d47c7efc3302cd336513; 0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before e363c0bc0226dc5ea5046a88e9a6864b82c45399; 0919e84c0fc1fc73525fdcedefab89ea8460f697 before 79fdd2aa774e44847cd9bb7edc811e73e3dc7bfe; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72289
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72289
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0074b82cdfcb5fd13710a0ac308ade68ac6f6fbe
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0658b09cba7fe866c6cd70cd2dcdfdcabe80328f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3893e1fcf6f306b327a8358dcd1cbd077989a240
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654be81c4c637af12709d47c7efc3302cd336513
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79fdd2aa774e44847cd9bb7edc811e73e3dc7bfe
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3efe1a354f1638726725c3ecee1ce8d1a7e2dc
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