CVE-2026-46032

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46032
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46032.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-46032
Downstream
Related
Published
2026-05-27T12:56:41Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:30:52Z
Summary
KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT

If loading L1's CR3 fails on a nested #VMEXIT, nested_svm_vmexit() returns an error code that is ignored by most callers, and continues to run L1 with corrupted state. A sane recovery is not possible in this case, and HW behavior is to cause a shutdown. Inject a triple fault instead, and do not return early from nested_svm_vmexit(). Continue cleaning up the vCPU state (e.g. clear pending exceptions), to handle the failure as gracefully as possible.

From the APM:

Upon #VMEXIT, the processor performs the following actions in order to return to the host execution context:

...

if (illegal host state loaded, or exception while loading host state) shutdown else execute first host instruction following the VMRUN

Remove the return value of nested_svm_vmexit(), which is mostly unchecked anyway.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46032.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
d82aaef9c88aa27bce63751d6d6329920b1fe8da
Fixed
9a738cf170a4a2332ea3a15e23ec65b5757fe4a1
Fixed
5d291ef0585ed880ed4dd71ea1a5965e0a65fb53

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46032.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.9.0
Fixed
7.0.4

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46032.json"