Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-64286
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Clear __hyp_running_vcpu when flushing the pKVM hyp vCPU flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the host vCPU context into the hyp's private vCPU on every run. ctxt_to_vcpu() expects a guest context to have a NULL __hyp_running_vcpu, which is only ever set on the host context, so that it resolves the vCPU via container_of(). While this is generally the case, flush_hyp_vcpu() copies the context verbatim and does not enforce this, so a value provided by the host is dereferenced at EL2 (host -> EL2). Fix by clearing __hyp_running_vcpu after the copy.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 7.2-rc1, 6.6.145, 7.2
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64286?
- CVE-2026-64286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64286?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.