CVE-2026-64555

KVM: arm64: nv: Fix SPSR_EL2 restore in kvm_hyp_handle_mops()

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Fix SPSR_EL2 restore in kvm_hyp_handle_mops() kvm_hyp_handle_mops() resets the single-step state machine as part of rewinding state for a MOPS exception by modifying vcpu_cpsr() and writing the result directly into hardware. In the case of nested virtualization, vcpu_cpsr() is a synthetic value such that the rest of KVM can deal with vEL2 cleanly. That means the value requires translation before being written into hardware, which is unfortunately missing from the MOPS handler. Fix it by directly modifying SPSR_EL2 and avoiding the synthetic state altogether, which will be resynchronized on the next 'full' exit back to KVM.

Affected

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

6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.976.7 ≤ v < 6.18.406.7 ≤ v < 7.1.56.7 ≤ v < 7.22de451a329cf662beeba71f63c7f83ee24ca66426.7
Vendor states this is fixed in 10a568010e827108d149779908850afaec898846 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 884b44256041ec6b2dcbe8e6a67384d26145cba1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dd3b237eb7780d65eae296d3d3a70012b6e7a02f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff1022c3de46753eb7eba2f6efd990569e66ff95 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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