In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area
When setting the length of the GHCB scratch area, and the area is in the GHCB shared buffer, set the effective length of the scratch area to the max possible size given the start of the guest-provided pointer, and the end of the shared buffer.
The code was "fine" when first introduced, as KVM doesn't consult the length of the buffer when emulating MMIO, because the passed in @len always specifies the *max* size required. But for PSC requests, the incoming @len is just the minimum length (to process the header), and KVM needs to know the full size of the scratch area to avoid buffer overflows (spoiler alert).
Opportunistically rename @len => @min_len to better reflect its role.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.94-123.174Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.35-68.127Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools | Aug 10, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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