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high 8.8

CVE-2026-53277 json

KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

published 2026-06-25 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-21 18 d ago also EUVD-2026-39228

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

walk_s1() and kvm_walk_nested_s2() expect to be called while holding kvm->srcu to guard against memslot changes. While this is generally the case, __kvm_at_s12() and __kvm_find_s1_desc_level() call into the respective walkers without taking kvm->srcu.

Fix by acquiring kvm->srcu prior to the table walk in both instances.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.12.114, 6.18.36, 7.0.13, 7.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.115-2
  • linux Debian 14 7.0.13-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53277

  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1009.9
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1008.8
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1003.4
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
  • linux-raspi Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.15
  • linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53277

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  • kernel RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • rv RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • perf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • rtla RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • libperf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:64775

  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19
  • kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-azure SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-obs-qa SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1

  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:64775

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-53277 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +28 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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