CVE-2026-98470: KVM: arm64: Don't WARN on an unknown VM ioctl in protected 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: 0.15% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 49d9d295d69d07e850cae35933ba8519e2915f26, cc53eb5c6515e3221314624a22c9da9c80a67f63.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 49d9d295d69d07e850cae35933ba8519e2915f26, cc53eb5c6515e3221314624a22c9da9c80a67f63 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: arm64: Don't WARN on an unknown VM ioctl in protected mode kvm_pkvm_ioctl_allowed() WARNs when kvm_get_cap_for_kvm_ioctl() doesn't find the ioctl number in vm_ioctl_caps[], and kvm_arch_vm_ioctl() calls it for every number the generic code doesn't handle, so ioctl(vm_fd, 0xdeadbeef) from userspace taints a pKVM host and panics it under panic_on_warn. The lookup is fed userspace input: return false, and userspace gets the -EINVAL kvm_arch_vm_ioctl() returns for that number on a host without pKVM.
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 4th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
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
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 7.0affected
- b12b3b04f6ba072ca5a618a75e546c996be94bd1 and later · before cc53eb5c6515e3221314624a22c9da9c80a67f63affected · git
- b12b3b04f6ba072ca5a618a75e546c996be94bd1 and later · before 49d9d295d69d07e850cae35933ba8519e2915f26affected · git
- before 7.0not affected · semver
- 7.2.9 and later · up to and including 7.2.*not affected · semver
- 7.3 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98468Oct 18, 2026 · KVM: arm64: Fix spurious warning for benign stage 2 teardown race0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98469Oct 18, 2026 · KVM: arm64: Fix AArch32 DBGBXVR<n> handling28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-98471Oct 18, 2026 · KVM: SEV: Do cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host migration28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 49d9d295d69d07e850cae35933ba8519e2915f26 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cc53eb5c6515e3221314624a22c9da9c80a67f63 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 7.2.9-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026+26 d
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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1351 · Oct 19, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
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Change log (2)
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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