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CVE-2026-46071· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 11d347b7edf5093d69aca72317300798a32bfd6b, 165b08d2d1346dce5ed43db65e10f3194b9ae2fe, 9efe23568806d1cd06f7d146f9b3037b8d585a9f; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 11d347b7edf5093d69aca72317300798a32bfd6b, 165b08d2d1346dce5ed43db65e10f3194b9ae2fe, 9efe23568806d1cd06f7d146f9b3037b8d585a9f; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 svm_copy_lbrs() always marks VMCB_LBR dirty in the destination VMCB. However, nested_svm_vmexit() uses it to copy LBRs to vmcb12, and clearing clean bits in vmcb12 is not architecturally defined. Move vmcb_mark_dirty() to callers and drop it for vmcb12. This also facilitates incoming refactoring that does not pass the entire VMCB to svm_copy_lbrs().

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 27, 2026
Updated
Oct 21, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 4th percentile
CWE
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.19 and later · before 6.18.27
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 7.0.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.19affected
    • d20c796ca3709801f8a7fa36e8770a3dd8ebd34e and later · before 165b08d2d1346dce5ed43db65e10f3194b9ae2feaffected · git
    • d20c796ca3709801f8a7fa36e8770a3dd8ebd34e and later · before 11d347b7edf5093d69aca72317300798a32bfd6baffected · git
    • d20c796ca3709801f8a7fa36e8770a3dd8ebd34e and later · before a3f0981a5a0e0bd51ad74cc7d9eed32294b24002affected · git
    • d20c796ca3709801f8a7fa36e8770a3dd8ebd34e and later · before 9efe23568806d1cd06f7d146f9b3037b8d585a9faffected · git
    • d20c796ca3709801f8a7fa36e8770a3dd8ebd34e and later · before b53ab5167a81537777ac780bbd93d32613aa3bdaaffected · git
    • before 5.19not affected · semver
    • 6.6.160 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.114 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
    • 6.18.27 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxfrom 0—
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.0.4-17.0.4-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6kernel-defaultbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_29before 1-150600.13.7.11-150600.13.7.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-64kbbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-default-basebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.36.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-docsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-obs-buildbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-sourcebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-symsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSkernel-zfcpdumpbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.125.16.4.0-150600.23.125.1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-46069May 27, 2026 · wifi: mwifiex: fix use-after-free in mwifiex_adapter_cleanup()
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-46070May 27, 2026 · md/raid5: validate payload size before accessing journal metadata
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-46076May 27, 2026 · KVM: nSVM: Raise #UD if unhandled VMMCALL isn't intercepted by L1
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux11d347b7edf5093d69aca72317300798a32bfd6bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux165b08d2d1346dce5ed43db65e10f3194b9ae2feVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9efe23568806d1cd06f7d146f9b3037b8d585a9fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa3f0981a5a0e0bd51ad74cc7d9eed32294b24002Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb53ab5167a81537777ac780bbd93d32613aa3bdaVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux7.0.4-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_291-150600.13.7.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-zfcpdump6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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