Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-72280
Linux Linux
KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2
CVSS 3.1
7.1High
Official description
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...
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f ≤ v < 6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f ≤ v < 5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f ≤ v < 7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f ≤ v < 9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-15
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
8.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
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