KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- 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).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 258ec63c0f281bf7b50f9de67c8e93b5b7be5ed4, 3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264c, 570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844; azl3 kernel 6.6.145.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 258ec63c0f281bf7b50f9de67c8e93b5b7be5ed4, 3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264c, 570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844; azl3 kernel 6.6.145.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1 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: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode When updating CR8 intercepts, get vmcs12 if and only if the vCPU is in guest mode so that a future change can have update CR8 intercepts during vCPU creation, without running afoul of get_vmcs12()'s lockdep assertion. ------------[ cut here ]------------ debug_locks && !(lock_is_held(&(&vcpu->mutex)->dep_map) || !refcount_read(&vcpu->kvm->users_count)) WARNING: arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:61 at get_vmcs12 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:60 [inline], CPU#0: syz.2.19/5879 WARNING: arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:61 at vmx_update_cr8_intercept+0x3de/0x4e0 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c:6879, CPU#0: syz.2.19/5879 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5879 Comm: syz.2.19 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:get_vmcs12 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:60 [inline] RIP: 0010:vmx_update_cr8_intercept+0x3de/0x4e0 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c:6879 Call Trace: <TASK> apic_update_ppr arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c:984 [inline] kvm_lapic_reset+0x1c24/0x2980 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c:3023 kvm_vcpu_reset+0x44c/0x1bf0 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:12986 kvm_arch_vcpu_create+0x746/0x8b0 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:12847 kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu+0x428/0x930 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4201 kvm_vm_ioctl+0x893/0xd50 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5159 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> No functional change intended.
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 5th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
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Linux Linux
- 3.18affected
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before c7cd3605244c924249dea32632e1bc3e89bda543affected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before 9a21f1defd96c6301c5fb462a78eb51b191bd2ddaffected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before 570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844affected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before ffaaff82336db84e9b58e7a3e81c2fd64e05ed7aaffected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before 258ec63c0f281bf7b50f9de67c8e93b5b7be5ed4affected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before 3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264caffected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before db8407b9fd06d857a4a5e8bcff1d086d13007711affected · git
- a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844 and later · before 7ef78d71ca713d8c00f7c34ddcf276c808143f77affected · git
- before 3.18not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.180-1 | 6.1.180-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.100-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.100-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.96-1 | 6.12.96-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.1.4-1 | 7.1.4-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 258ec63c0f281bf7b50f9de67c8e93b5b7be5ed4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 7ef78d71ca713d8c00f7c34ddcf276c808143f77 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9a21f1defd96c6301c5fb462a78eb51b191bd2dd | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c7cd3605244c924249dea32632e1bc3e89bda543 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | db8407b9fd06d857a4a5e8bcff1d086d13007711 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ffaaff82336db84e9b58e7a3e81c2fd64e05ed7a | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.145.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.150.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.180-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.100-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Variant candidates
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No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
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- TR-26-0780 · Aug 7, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef78d71ca713d8c00f7c34ddcf276c808143f77
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a21f1defd96c6301c5fb462a78eb51b191bd2dd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cd3605244c924249dea32632e1bc3e89bda543
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8407b9fd06d857a4a5e8bcff1d086d13007711
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffaaff82336db84e9b58e7a3e81c2fd64e05ed7a
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.