In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nSVM: Raise #UD if unhandled VMMCALL isn't intercepted by L1
Explicitly synthesize a #UD for VMMCALL if L2 is active, L1 does NOT want to intercept VMMCALL, nested_svm_l2_tlb_flush_enabled() is true, and the hypercall is something other than one of the supported Hyper-V hypercalls. When all of the above conditions are met, KVM will intercept VMMCALL but never forward it to L1, i.e. will let L2 make hypercalls as if it were L1.
The TLFS says a whole lot of nothing about this scenario, so go with the architectural behavior, which says that VMMCALL #UDs if it's not intercepted.
Opportunistically do a 2-for-1 stub trade by stub-ifying the new API instead of the helpers it uses. The last remaining "single" stub will soon be dropped as well.
[sean: rewrite changelog and comment, tag for stable, remove defunct stubs]
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.30-61.116Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18 | Jun 23, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-27-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-27-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8 | Jul 1, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
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