CVE-2026-80873

KVM: arm64: nv: Write ESR_EL2 for injected nested SError exceptions

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Published: September 4, 2026 at 04:48 PM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 05:36 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Write ESR_EL2 for injected nested SError exceptions kvm_inject_el2_exception() writes ESR_EL2 for synchronous exceptions but not for SError. enter_exception64() does not write ESR_ELx for any exception type, so the constructed syndrome is dropped. A guest L2 hypervisor taking a nested SError observes stale ESR_EL2. This affects both kvm_inject_nested_serror() and the EASE path in kvm_inject_nested_sea(). Write ESR_EL2 for except_type_serror, matching except_type_sync.

Affected

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

6.17 ≤ v < 6.18.406.17 ≤ v < 7.1.56.17 ≤ v < 7.26.1777ee70a073575977b403e9add25f185d614217d8
Vendor states this is fixed in 09f35145f3a4aacea4d9b914ad895bf5af8fc4ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 29227821e2320ff6a174c91742b4ce221fe8d563 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e2cb1f4578625e71f461d5c1ce70984193389cbb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (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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