CVE-2026-64284

KVM: x86: Ensure vendor's exit handler runs before fastpath userspace exits

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:49 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Ensure vendor's exit handler runs before fastpath userspace exits Move the handling of fastpath userspace exits into vendor code to ensure KVM runs vendor specific operations that need to run before userspace gains control of the vCPU. E.g. for VMX (and soon to be for SVM as well), KVM needs to flush the PML buffer prior to exiting to userspace, otherwise any memory written by the final KVM_RUN might never be flagged as dirty. Note, waiting to snapshot CR0 and CR3 until svm_handle_exit() is flawed in general, as that risks consuming stale state in a fastpath handler. That will be addressed in a future change.

Affected

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

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.966.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.12f7f39c50edb9d336274371953275e0d3503b9b75
Vendor states this is fixed in 0ffedf43910e44b76c2c1db4e9fbf12b268190c1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4ad73ef0e7966ecfe67de0060537b4cb14d9acd4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b3436d9b9b1affe1c3191ac9831308923f5f03c3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f2ca2b5326211bd38490f0497eb583721ce0bbc0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367CWE-362

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