PT-2026-65230 · Linux · Linux

CVE-2026-64555

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Published

2026-07-27

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Updated

2026-07-27

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: nv: Fix SPSR EL2 restore in kvm hyp handle mops()
kvm hyp handle mops() resets the single-step state machine as part of rewinding state for a MOPS exception by modifying vcpu cpsr() and writing the result directly into hardware.
In the case of nested virtualization, vcpu cpsr() is a synthetic value such that the rest of KVM can deal with vEL2 cleanly. That means the value requires translation before being written into hardware, which is unfortunately missing from the MOPS handler.
Fix it by directly modifying SPSR EL2 and avoiding the synthetic state altogether, which will be resynchronized on the next 'full' exit back to KVM.
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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-64555

Affected Products

Linux