CVE-2026-43096

mshv: Fix infinite fault loop on permission-denied GPA intercepts

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2026 at 07:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv: Fix infinite fault loop on permission-denied GPA intercepts Prevent infinite fault loops when guests access memory regions without proper permissions. Currently, mshv_handle_gpa_intercept() attempts to remap pages for all faults on movable memory regions, regardless of whether the access type is permitted. When a guest writes to a read-only region, the remap succeeds but the region remains read-only, causing immediate re-fault and spinning the vCPU indefinitely. Validate intercept access type against region permissions before attempting remaps. Reject writes to non-writable regions and executes to non-executable regions early, returning false to let the VMM handle the intercept appropriately. This also closes a potential DoS vector where malicious guests could intentionally trigger these fault loops to consume host resources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.146.19 ≤ v < 7.06.197.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc37.0 rc47.0 rc57.0 rc67.0 rc7b9a66cd5ccbb9fade15d0e427e19470d8ad35b75
Vendor states this is fixed in 02226839079ccc558820a3b25c4c46812927b4ba (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 16cbec24897624051b324aa3a85859c38ca65fde (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-835

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