CVE-2026-64555
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KVM: arm64 Nested Virtualization SPSR_EL2 State Corruption
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-64555, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-27
Last updated on: 2026-07-27
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: nv: Fix SPSR_EL2 restore in kvm_hyp_handle_mops()
kvm_hyp_handle_mops() resets the single-step state machine as part of
rewinding state for a MOPS exception by modifying vcpu_cpsr() and
writing the result directly into hardware.
In the case of nested virtualization, vcpu_cpsr() is a synthetic value
such that the rest of KVM can deal with vEL2 cleanly. That means the
value requires translation before being written into hardware, which is
unfortunately missing from the MOPS handler.
Fix it by directly modifying SPSR_EL2 and avoiding the synthetic state
altogether, which will be resynchronized on the next 'full' exit back
to KVM.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
