Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: nv: Respect read-only PFN when mapping L1 VNCR
KVM currently maps the L1 VNCR into the host stage-1 by relying entirely
on the permissions of the guest stage-1. At the same time, it is
entirely possible that the backing PFN is read-only (e.g. RO memslot),
meaning that the L1 VNCR should use at most a read-only mapping.
Cache the writability of the PFN in the VNCR TLB and use it to constrain
the resulting fixmap permissions. Promote VNCR permission faults to an
SEA in the case where the guest attempts to write to a read-only
endpoint. Conveniently, this also plugs a page leak found by Sashiko [*]
resulting from the early return for a read-only PFN.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.16 | 6.18.40 |
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 | 7.1.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux | 7.0.0-34.34 | USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-aws +1 | 7.0.0-1013.13 | USN-8816-2, USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure | 7.0.0-1017.17 | USN-8888-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 7.0.0-1016.16 | USN-8888-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gke | 7.0.0-1007.8 | USN-8816-4 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 7.0.0-1014.14 | USN-8816-2, USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 7.0.0-1025.26 | USN-9043-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-bos | 7.0.0-2022.23 | USN-9003-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 7.0.0-1012.12 | USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 7.0.0-1020.20 | USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 7.0.0-34.34.1 | USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-7.0 +1 | 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | USN-8816-2, USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1 | USN-8888-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 | USN-8888-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-7.0 | 7.0.0-34.34~24.04.1 | USN-8816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-7.0 | 7.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1 | USN-9003-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-7.0 | 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | USN-8816-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +27 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-7.0 | 7.0.0-34.34.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.18.41-94.142 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.18 +12 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 |
Advisories 10
- WID-SEC-2026-2852 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9043-1 linux-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9003-1 linux-nvidia-7.0, linux-nvidia-bos vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8888-2 linux-azure-7.0, linux-azure-fde-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8888-1 linux-azure, linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8816-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-7.0, linux-hwe-7.0, linux-ibm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8816-2 linux-gcp, linux-gcp-7.0, linux-oem-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8816-4 linux-gke vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8816-3 linux-oracle-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2071 Important: kernel6.18 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 15, 2026