In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/sev: Evict cache lines during SNP memory validation
An SNP cache coherency vulnerability requires a cache line eviction mitigation when validating memory after a page state change to private. The specific mitigation is to touch the first and last byte of each 4K page that is being validated. There is no need to perform the mitigation when performing a page state change to shared and rescinding validation.
CPUID bit Fn8000001F_EBX[31] defines the COHERENCY_SFW_NO CPUID bit that, when set, indicates that the software mitigation for this vulnerability is not needed.
Implement the mitigation and invoke it when validating memory (making it private) and the COHERENCY_SFW_NO bit is not set, indicating the SNP guest is vulnerable.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.40-64.114Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.148-173.267Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfo | Sep 16, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Sep 8, 2025 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026115 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Sep 24, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kb | Dec 5, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64k | Nov 25, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 3, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 |
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