Bug 2571371 (CVE-2026-28247)

Summary: CVE-2026-28247 linux-firmware: linux-firmware: Loss of guest integrity via improper access control in AMD SEV
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware. A malicious hypervisor can compromise the integrity of a guest virtual machine by altering the encryption bit for guest context pages. This issue occurs due to improper access control applied to mirrored or aliased memory regions.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-10 22:21:35 UTC
Improper Access Control Applied to Mirrored or Aliased Memory Regions in AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to change the encryption bit for guest context pages potentially resulting in loss of integrity.