KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2 It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised to the L1 hypervisor. Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...
CVE-2026-72280
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-72280
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
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"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.11"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "6.11",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-72280
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #33001 · Revision 1
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