FKIE_CVE-2026-68081

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-08 10:16 - Updated: 2026-08-17 05:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state Put all vmcs12 pages if KVM synthesizes a nested VM-Exit due to invalid guest while emulating VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME. The invalid guest state path doesn't use nested_vmx_vmexit() as that API is intended to be used if and only if L2 is active, and the open coded equivalent neglects to put the vmcs12 pages. Failure to put the vmcs12 pages leaks any pinned pages (and/or mappings) if L1 retries VMLAUNCH/VMRESUME. Note, the !from_vmenter scenario doesn't suffer the same problem, as vmx_get_nested_state_pages() only gets/pins/maps the vmcs12 pages if L2 is active, i.e. if a "full" VM-Exit is guaranteed before KVM will retry getting vmcs12 pages.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c87a087c20632d68920272173b5d7c47f9bcf70
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f2312c422fd2695da772cecb30c69994b795964
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7996013b85687034d2e820cef94d6404192e3a3d
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state\n\nPut all vmcs12 pages if KVM synthesizes a nested VM-Exit due to invalid\nguest while emulating VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME.  The invalid guest state path\ndoesn\u0027t use nested_vmx_vmexit() as that API is intended to be used if and\nonly if L2 is active, and the open coded equivalent neglects to put the\nvmcs12 pages.  Failure to put the vmcs12 pages leaks any pinned pages\n(and/or mappings) if L1 retries VMLAUNCH/VMRESUME.\n\nNote, the !from_vmenter scenario doesn\u0027t suffer the same problem, as\nvmx_get_nested_state_pages() only gets/pins/maps the vmcs12 pages if L2 is\nactive, i.e. if a \"full\" VM-Exit is guaranteed before KVM will retry\ngetting vmcs12 pages."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-68081",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T05:18:07.257",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:16:54.580",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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