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KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory When constructing an L1 VNCR mapping, KVM unconditionally uses cacheable memory attributes, even if the underlying PFN isn't memory. This gets particularly hairy if the endpoint doesn't support cacheable memory attributes, potentially throwing an SError on writeback... While KVM does permit cacheable memory attributes on certain PFNMAP VMAs, kvm_translate_vncr() isn't currently grabbing the VMA. So do the simpler thing for now and just reject everything that isn't memory.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.40, 7.1.5
CVEs
CVE-2026-72277
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2026, 05:54 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Inject SEA if guest VNCR isn't normal memory When constructing an L1 VNCR mapping, KVM unconditionally uses cacheable memory attributes, even if the underlying PFN isn't memory. This gets particularly hairy if the endpoint doesn't support cacheable memory attributes, potentially throwing an SError on writeback... While KVM does permit cacheable memory attributes on certain PFNMAP VMAs, kvm_translate_vncr() isn't currently grabbing the VMA. So do the simpler thing for now and just reject everything that isn't memory.

osv:CVE-2026-72277

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.18.40, 7.1.5

Complete source record
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