CVE-2026-72280
Received
Received - Intake
KVM: arm64: nv Bogus WARN in ZCR_EL2 Write
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-72280, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-15
Last updated on: 2026-08-15
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
