CVE-2026-89931 PUBLISHED

KVM: nVMX: Ensure KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is cleared on VM-Exit

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 11.09.2026 Published: 16.09.2026 Updated: 16.09.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: nVMX: Ensure KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is cleared on VM-Exit

Always check and clear KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES when emulating a nested VM-Exit to ensure the request is cleared, even when KVM was built with CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV=n, as KVM subtly relies on the "check" to clear the flag and thus avoid double-mapping the vmcs12 pages, e.g. if KVM manages to bail from VM-Enter without processing the request, and then emulates VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from b4f69df0f65e97fec439130a0d0a8b9c7cc02df2 to ae190f2439ca30067927077bf570d4c5edf07a0f (excl.)
  • affected from b4f69df0f65e97fec439130a0d0a8b9c7cc02df2 to 674a3244f07f323f21a106a7bdcaebb6db6a5058 (excl.)
  • affected from b4f69df0f65e97fec439130a0d0a8b9c7cc02df2 to bbec4adc2f340d85f4a77a9ddcddaa6b1f4639c5 (excl.)
  • affected from b4f69df0f65e97fec439130a0d0a8b9c7cc02df2 to 11722439fb206c88e6f31be54173efa9880b4ccb (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 6.8 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 6.8 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.110 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.51 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.5 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc1 to * (incl.)

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