Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Skip fastpath emulation on VM-Exit if next RIP isn't valid
Skip the WRMSR and HLT fastpaths in SVM's VM-Exit handler if the next RIP
isn't valid, e.g. because KVM is running with nrips=false. SVM must
decode and emulate to skip the instruction if the CPU doesn't provide the
next RIP, and getting the instruction bytes to decode requires reading
guest memory. Reading guest memory through the emulator can fault, i.e.
can sleep, which is disallowed since the fastpath handlers run with IRQs
disabled.
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at ./include/linux/uaccess.h:106
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 32611, name: qemu
preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
INFO: lockdep is turned off.
irq event stamp: 30580
hardirqs last enabled at (30579): [<ffffffffc08b2527>] vcpu_run+0x1787/0x1db0 [kvm]
hardirqs last disabled at (30580): [<ffffffffb4f62e32>] __schedule+0x1e2/0xed0
softirqs last enabled at (30570): [<ffffffffb4247a64>] fpu_swap_kvm_fpstate+0x44/0x210
softirqs last disabled at (30568): [<ffffffffb4247a64>] fpu_swap_kvm_fpstate+0x44/0x210
CPU: 298 UID: 0 PID: 32611 Comm: qemu Tainted: G U 6.16.0-smp--e6c618b51cfe-sleep #782 NONE
Tainted: [U]=USER
Hardware name: Google Astoria-Turin/astoria, BIOS 0.20241223.2-0 01/17/2025
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xb0
__might_resched+0x271/0x290
__might_fault+0x28/0x80
kvm_vcpu_read_guest_page+0x8d/0xc0 [kvm]
kvm_fetch_guest_virt+0x92/0xc0 [kvm]
__do_insn_fetch_bytes+0xf3/0x1e0 [kvm]
x86_decode_insn+0xd1/0x1010 [kvm]
x86_emulate_instruction+0x105/0x810 [kvm]
__svm_skip_emulated_instruction+0xc4/0x140 [kvm_amd]
handle_fastpath_invd+0xc4/0x1a0 [kvm]
vcpu_run+0x11a1/0x1db0 [kvm]
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x5cc/0x730 [kvm]
kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x578/0x6a0 [kvm]
__se_sys_ioctl+0x6d/0xb0
do_syscall_64+0x8a/0x2c0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
RIP: 0033:0x7f479d57a94b
</TASK>
Note, this is essentially a reapply of commit 5c30e8101e8d ("KVM: SVM:
Skip WRMSR fastpath on VM-Exit if next RIP isn't valid"), but with
different justification (KVM now grabs SRCU when skipping the instruction
for other reasons).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 | 6.6.113 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.17.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.57-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1017.21 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-14.14 | USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-aws +2 | 6.17.0-1007.7 | USN-8030-1, USN-8029-2 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure +1 | 6.17.0-1008.8 | USN-8029-3, USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure-fde | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1006.7 | USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-riscv | 6.17.0-14.14.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-106.106 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1050.53 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.17 +1 | 6.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1051.57 | USN-8125-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1058.65 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1039.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1052.55 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1008.8~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1048.53 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1035.38 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1049.49 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-106.106.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1049.52 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1008.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1049.52.1 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1020.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1011.11 | USN-8048-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1047.48 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1050.54 | USN-8095-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +18 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1028.29 | USN-8261-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 | USN-8095-4 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 | USN-8126-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2040.41 | USN-8095-5 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1045.46 | USN-8095-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.17 | 6.17.0-1006.7~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1 | USN-8095-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1 | USN-8165-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-106.106+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +5 | 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1.150700.17.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-docs | 6.4.0-150700.53.25.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +3 | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +1 | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-source | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +7 | 6.12.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 | SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +7 | 6.12.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20021-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 | SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 | SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20562-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-38.1.21.15 | SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20059-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-38.1.21.15 | SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20039-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18 | 1-150600.13.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 6.17.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15702-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source-longterm | 6.18.16-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +10 | 6.12.0-160000.8.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +3 | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-64kb +5 | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el10uek | ELSA-2025-28040 |
Advisories 34
- WID-SEC-2025-2431 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8100-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- USN-8165-1 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- USN-8095-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-2 linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8126-1 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-5 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8125-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-4 linux-aws-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-2 linux-aws, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8048-1 linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-3 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8030-1 linux-gcp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-1 linux, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-3 linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8261-1 linux-xilinx vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20562-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15702-1 kernel-devel-6.17.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20059-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20039-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20021-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1 kernel-devel-longterm-6.18.16-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 8, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2025-28040 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Dec 10, 2025