Bug 2516304 (CVE-2026-72280) - CVE-2026-72280 kernel: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2
Summary: CVE-2026-72280 kernel: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72280
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 06:12 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:05:29 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2

It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias
while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised
to the L1 hypervisor.

Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at
this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...


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