CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64562

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, KVM nVMX has a vulnerability where the shadow VMCS is freed while vmcs01 still points to it. Due to asynchronous VMCLEAR, the vCPU may migrate before the pointer is cleared, leading to VMCLEAR on freed memory. The fix hides the shadow VMCS only after explicit VMCLEAR completes.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to use-after-free in the kernel, potentially causing system crash or privilege escalation in virtualized environments.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a patched version and monitor distribution security advisories.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nVMX: Hide shadow VMCS right after VMCLEAR free_nested() frees the shadow VMCS while vmcs01 still points to it. But because it is asynchronous with respect to loaded_vmcs_clear(), the vCPU might migrate before the pointer is cleared and __loaded_vmcs_clear() may then execute VMCLEAR. The VMCS needs to stay attached until its explicit VMCLEAR completes, but then it can be hidden and the page safely freed.

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