CVE-2026-46032
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/05/2026
Last modified:
16/06/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT<br />
<br />
If loading L1&#39;s CR3 fails on a nested #VMEXIT, nested_svm_vmexit()<br />
returns an error code that is ignored by most callers, and continues to<br />
run L1 with corrupted state. A sane recovery is not possible in this<br />
case, and HW behavior is to cause a shutdown. Inject a triple fault<br />
instead, and do not return early from nested_svm_vmexit(). Continue<br />
cleaning up the vCPU state (e.g. clear pending exceptions), to handle<br />
the failure as gracefully as possible.<br />
<br />
From the APM:<br />
<br />
Upon #VMEXIT, the processor performs the following actions in order to<br />
return to the host execution context:<br />
<br />
...<br />
<br />
if (illegal host state loaded, or exception while loading host state)<br />
shutdown<br />
else<br />
execute first host instruction following the VMRUN<br />
<br />
Remove the return value of nested_svm_vmexit(), which is mostly<br />
unchecked anyway.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 (including) | 7.0.4 (excluding) |
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