Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-72280

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2 It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised to the L1 hypervisor. Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-72280: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f, 7.2, 6.18.40

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72280?
CVE-2026-72280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-72280?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.