CVE-2026-64286: KVM: arm64: Clear __hyp_running_vcpu when flushing the pKVM hyp vCPU
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-64286 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 26Timeline
- 25-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST8.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu142 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-147.147 | < 7.0.0-31.31
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1067.70 | < 7.0.0-1012.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.12.100-1 | < 7.1.4-1
- linux-6.12< 6.12.100-1~deb12u1
Linux2 products
- linux≥ be66e67f175096f283c9d5614c4991fc9e7ed975, < 477145860dba4c30f0b4e36f02f4c5291c1c888b | ≥ be66e67f175096f283c9d5614c4991fc9e7ed975, < dfaef40d8a1533940fc1af788d70fce07362b4ce | ≥ be66e67f175096f283c9d5614c4991fc9e7ed975, < 6bea2f8becdb20d34378493c3b77a9b9cf8c6cfa | ≥ be66e67f175096f283c9d5614c4991fc9e7ed975, < d4f4d61715d1061ba83b88196a3605662be30750 | ≥ be66e67f175096f283c9d5614c4991fc9e7ed975, < e8042f6e1d7befb2fb6b10a75918642bcd0acf9a | 6.2
- linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.145 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.97 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.39 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.1.4
3 vendors · 146 products
