Bug 2467124 (CVE-2026-43265)

Summary: CVE-2026-43265 kernel: KVM: x86: Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events from vcpu_block()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for x86 architectures. A local user or a malicious guest operating system could manipulate the virtual CPU (vCPU) state by injecting events while the vCPU is in a blocking state. This could lead to a spurious exit to userspace, potentially causing the virtual machine to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-06 13:05:35 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: x86: Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events from vcpu_block()

Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events after exiting a blocking state
while L2 is active, as exiting to userspace will generate a spurious
userspace exit, usually with KVM_EXIT_UNKNOWN, and likely lead to the VM's
demise.  Continuing with the wakeup isn't perfect either, as *something*
has gone sideways if a vCPU is awakened in L2 with an injected event (or
worse, a nested run pending), but continuing on gives the VM a decent
chance of surviving without any major side effects.

As explained in the Fixes commits, it _should_ be impossible for a vCPU to
be put into a blocking state with an already-injected event (exception,
IRQ, or NMI).  Unfortunately, userspace can stuff MP_STATE and/or injected
events, and thus put the vCPU into what should be an impossible state.

Don't bother trying to preserve the WARN, e.g. with an anti-syzkaller
Kconfig, as WARNs can (hopefully) be added in paths where _KVM_ would be
violating x86 architecture, e.g. by WARNing if KVM attempts to inject an
exception or interrupt while the vCPU isn't running.