In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nVMX: Always flush vpid02 on first use
Make sure vpid02 is always flushed on first use by setting last_vpid=0 when allocating vpid02. nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush() will always detect a VPID change on first VM-Enter after VMXON, because VPID=0 in vmcs12 is not allowed if L1 enables VPID.
This avoids using stale TLB entries from a previous lifetime of the VPID, that might have been associated with a different vCPU (or a completely different VM).
Note that last_vpid is already being initialized as 0 when the vCPU is created, but it is not reset when vpid02 is freed on VMXOFF. Hence, the problem can only occur if L1 does VMXOFF -> VMXON, runs an L2, and KVM happens to reuse a VPID that has TLB entries on the physical CPU.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-common | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Oct 8, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
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