CVE-2026-64310

crypto: ccp - Do not initialize SNP for SEV ioctls

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:49 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 01:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Do not initialize SNP for SEV ioctls Sashiko notes: > if SEV initialization fails and KVM is actively running normal VMs, could a > userspace process trigger this code path via /dev/sev ioctls (e.g., > SEV_PDH_GEN) and zero out MSR_VM_HSAVE_PA globally? Would the next VMRUN > execution for an active VM trigger a general protection fault and crash the > host? sev_move_to_init_state() is called for ioctls requiring only SEV firmware: SEV_PEK_GEN, SEV_PDH_GEN, SEV_PEK_CSR, SEV_PEK_CERT_IMPORT, and SEV_PDH_CERT_EXPORT. After the firmware command, it does SEV_SHUTDOWN on the SEV firmware. Since these commands do not require SNP to be initialized, skip it by calling __sev_platform_init_locked() which only initializes the SEV firmware. This way SNP is not Initialized at all, and HSAVE_PA is not cleared. The previous code saved any SEV initialization firmware error to init_args.error and then threw it away and hardcoded the return value of INVALID_PLATFORM_STATE regardless of the real firmware error. This patch changes it to surface the underlying error, which is hopefully both more useful and doesn't cause any problems. Note that it is still safe to call __sev_firmware_shutdown() directly: it calls __sev_snp_shutdown_locked(), which skips SNP shutdown if SNP was not initialized.

Affected

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

6.12.75 ≤ v < 6.12.966.16 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.41c3506ea8599a3ad1b9aae5cbd573134f8d18db76.12.756.16ceac7fb89e8da465aec3ac3c20477f912f5c3a6c
Vendor states this is fixed in 5181e88da99c3d1d41e25db3472a62b8d4b42cdd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9e983d0a74a6a2348e4ce61647ec8a4dfbe198ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d51207735e7c224cf591fa260c557a451a69a5cf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fb1758e74b8061aacfbce7bbb7a7cc650537e167 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (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)

CVSS

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