In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Remove a user-triggerable WARN on nested_svm_load_cr3() succeeding Drop the WARN in svm_set_nested_state() on nested_svm_load_cr3() failing as it is trivially easy to trigger from userspace by modifying CPUID after loading CR3. E.g. modifying the state restoration selftest like so: --- tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c +++ tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c @@ -280,7 +280,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) /* Restore state in a new VM. */ vcpu = vm_recreate_with_one_vcpu(vm); - vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + if (stage == 4) { + state->sregs.cr3 = BIT(44); + vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + vcpu_set_cpuid_property(vcpu, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR, 36); + __vcpu_nested_state_set(vcpu, &state->nested); + } else { + vcpu_load_stat...

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Remove a user-triggerable WARN on nested_svm_load_cr3() succeeding Drop the WARN in svm_set_nested_state() on nested_svm_load_cr3() failing as it is trivially easy to trigger from userspace by modifying CPUID after loading CR3. E.g. modifying the state restoration selftest like so: --- tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c +++ tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c @@ -280,7 +280,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) /* Restore state in a new VM. */ vcpu = vm_recreate_with_one_vcpu(vm); - vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + if (stage == 4) { + state->sregs.cr3 = BIT(44); + vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + vcpu_set_cpuid_property(vcpu, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR, 36); + __vcpu_nested_state_set(vcpu, &state->nested); + } else { + vcpu_load_stat...

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Remove a user-triggerable WARN on nested_svm_load_cr3() succeeding Drop the WARN in svm_set_nested_state() on nested_svm_load_cr3() failing as it is trivially easy to trigger from userspace by modifying CPUID after loading CR3. E.g. modifying the state restoration selftest like so: --- tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c +++ tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c @@ -280,7 +280,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) /* Restore state in a new VM. */ vcpu = vm_recreate_with_one_vcpu(vm); - vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + if (stage == 4) { + state->sregs.cr3 = BIT(44); + vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + vcpu_set_cpuid_property(vcpu, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR, 36); + __vcpu_nested_state_set(vcpu, &state->nested); +

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Remove a user-triggerable WARN on nested_svm_load_cr3() succeeding Drop the WARN in svm_set_nested_state() on nested_svm_load_cr3() failing as it is trivially easy to trigger from userspace by modifying CPUID after loading CR3. E.g. modifying the state restoration selftest like so: --- tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c +++ tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/state_test.c @@ -280,7 +280,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) /* Restore state in a new VM. */ vcpu = vm_recreate_with_one_vcpu(vm); - vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + if (stage == 4) { + state->sregs.cr3 = BIT(44); + vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state); + + vcpu_set_cpuid_property(vcpu, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR, 36); + __vcpu_nested_state_set(vcpu, &state->nested); ...

ELSA-2026-50372: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)