CVE-2026-46071
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 svm_copy_lbrs() always marks VMCB_LBR dirty in the destination VMCB. However, nested_svm_vmexit() uses it to copy LBRs to vmcb12, and clearing clean bits in vmcb12 is not architecturally defined. Move vmcb_mark_dirty() to callers and drop it for vmcb12. This also facilitates incoming refactoring that does not pass the entire VMCB to svm_copy_lbrs().
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Undergoing Analysis
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-05-27 14:17:28.397000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:18:56.120000
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