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KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm Protected guest faults charge long term pins to the VM's mm. Teardown can run later from file release, where current->mm may be unrelated. Drop the charge from kvm->mm instead.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 7.1.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72281
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Aug 2026, 05:55 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: account pKVM reclaim against the VM mm Protected guest faults charge long term pins to the VM's mm. Teardown can run later from file release, where current->mm may be unrelated. Drop the charge from kvm->mm instead.
osv:CVE-2026-72281
Kernel
Fixed versions: 7.1.5
Complete source record
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