Bug 2535159 (CVE-2026-89931) - CVE-2026-89931 kernel: KVM: nVMX: Ensure KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is cleared on VM-Exit
Summary: CVE-2026-89931 kernel: KVM: nVMX: Ensure KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is cl...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-89931
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-16 11:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-11-03 02:17 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-16 11:04:05 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: nVMX: Ensure KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is cleared on VM-Exit

Always check and clear KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES when emulating a
nested VM-Exit to ensure the request is cleared, even when KVM was built
with CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV=n, as KVM subtly relies on the "check" to clear
the flag and thus avoid double-mapping the vmcs12 pages, e.g. if KVM
manages to bail from VM-Enter without processing the request, and then
emulates VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME.


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