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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O When completing emulation of instruction that generated a userspace exit for I/O, don't recheck L1 intercepts as KVM has already finished that phase of instruction execution, i.e. has already committed to allowing L2 to perform I/O. If L1 (or host userspace) modifies the I/O permission bitmaps during the exit to userspace, KVM will treat the access as being intercepted despite already having emulated the I/O access. Pivot on EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE to detect that KVM is completing emulation. Of the three users of EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE, only complete_emulated_io() (the intended "recipient") can reach the code in question. gp_interception()'s use is mutually exclusive with is_guest_mode(), and complete_emulated_insn_gp() unconditionally pairs EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE with EMULTYPE_SKIP. The bad behavior was detected by a syzkaller program that toggles port I/O interception during the userspace I/O exit, ultimately resulting in a WARN on vcpu->arch.pio.count being non-zero due to KVM no completing emulation of the I/O instruction. WARNING: CPU: 23 PID: 1083 at arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:8039 emulator_pio_in_out+0x154/0x170 [kvm] Modules linked in: kvm_intel kvm irqbypass CPU: 23 UID: 1000 PID: 1083 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.16.0-rc5-c1610d2d66b1-next-vm #74 NONE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 RIP: 0010:emulator_pio_in_out+0x154/0x170 [kvm] PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: kvm_fast_pio+0xd6/0x1d0 [kvm] vmx_handle_exit+0x149/0x610 [kvm_intel] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0xda8/0x1ac0 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x244/0x8c0 [kvm] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x8a/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0x5d/0xc60 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
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KVM x86 was re-checking L1 instruction intercepts while completing a userspace I/O emulation for an L2 instruction. If L1 (or host userspace) modified I/O interception during the exit, KVM could wrongly treat the already-emulated I/O as intercepted and leave vcpu->arch.pio.count non-zero, triggering a WARN and potentially disrupting the guest. Practical exploitation requires local access to /dev/kvm and the ability to run nested virtualization or manipulate I/O bitmaps.
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This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling nested virtualization. Create a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with a descriptive name, such as cve-2026-53359-mitigation.conf. In that file, disable nested virtualization for the kvm_intel and kvm_amd kernel modules:
Use lsmod to determine if either module is already loaded. If so, remove loaded modules with modprobe -r. To validate that nested virtualization is disabled, read the files /sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/nested and /sys/module/kvm_amd/parameters/nested. If these modules are loaded, those files should read N to indicate that the feature is disabled.
In OpenShift 4, a MachineConfig can be utilized to create a modprobe configuration allowing control of the module on applicable nodes. See the following article for an example.
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6979679
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| ΠΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° | ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ΅Ρ | Π‘ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ | Π Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΄Π°ΡΠΈΡ | Π Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ· |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | kernel | Affected | ||
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | rhcos | Affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49030 | 31.07.2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Fixed | RHSA-2026:45116 | 24.07.2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2026:45115 | 24.07.2026 |
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O When completing emulation of instruction that generated a userspace exit for I/O, don't recheck L1 intercepts as KVM has already finished that phase of instruction execution, i.e. has already committed to allowing L2 to perform I/O. If L1 (or host userspace) modifies the I/O permission bitmaps during the exit to userspace, KVM will treat the access as being intercepted despite already having emulated the I/O access. Pivot on EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE to detect that KVM is completing emulation. Of the three users of EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE, only complete_emulated_io() (the intended "recipient") can reach the code in question. gp_interception()'s use is mutually exclusive with is_guest_mode(), and complete_emulated_insn_gp() unconditionally pairs EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE with EMULTYPE_SKIP. The bad behavior was detected by a syzkaller program that toggles port I/O...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O When completing emulation of instruction that generated a userspace exit for I/O, don't recheck L1 intercepts as KVM has already finished that phase of instruction execution, i.e. has already committed to allowing L2 to perform I/O. If L1 (or host userspace) modifies the I/O permission bitmaps during the exit to userspace, KVM will treat the access as being intercepted despite already having emulated the I/O access. Pivot on EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE to detect that KVM is completing emulation. Of the three users of EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE, only complete_emulated_io() (the intended "recipient") can reach the code in question. gp_interception()'s use is mutually exclusive with is_guest_mode(), and complete_emulated_insn_gp() unconditionally pairs EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE with EMULTYPE_SKIP. The bad behavior was detected by a syzkaller program that toggles port I/
KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: K ...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O When completing emulation of instruction that generated a userspace exit for I/O, don't recheck L1 intercepts as KVM has already finished that phase of instruction execution, i.e. has already committed to allowing L2 to perform I/O. If L1 (or host userspace) modifies the I/O permission bitmaps during the exit to userspace, KVM will treat the access as being intercepted despite already having emulated the I/O access. Pivot on EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE to detect that KVM is completing emulation. Of the three users of EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE, only complete_emulated_io() (the intended "recipient") can reach the code in question. gp_interception()'s use is mutually exclusive with is_guest_mode(), and complete_emulated_insn_gp() unconditionally pairs EMULTYPE_NO_DECODE with EMULTYPE_SKIP. The bad behavior was detected by a syzkaller program that toggles port...
EPSS
5.5 Medium
CVSS3