CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-59042

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In __pkvm_pages_to_ppages of mmu.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed; user interaction is not required.

Risk Assessment

Could allow a local attacker to corrupt memory and gain higher privileges.

Recommendation

Apply the available system update containing the fix for this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In __pkvm_pages_to_ppages of mmu.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS