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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-89914

| EUVDEUVD-2026-80514 CRITICAL
2026-09-16 Linux GHSA-qcff-3h48-22j7
9.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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9.3 CRITICAL
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.3 HIGH

Guest-context local vector (AV:L), deterministic (AC:L), requires vCPU control so PR:L not PR:N; guest→host is S:C; DoS-dominant (A:H) with bounded integrity (I:L) and no clear confidentiality loss.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

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CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Metadata Corrected
Sep 16, 2026 - 16:40 vuln.today
tag: Denial Of Service added
Metadata Corrected
Sep 16, 2026 - 16:40 vuln.today
tag: KVM added
Analysis Generated
Sep 16, 2026 - 15:57 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
9.3 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Sep 16, 2026 - 11:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 10:32 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 10:32 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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

KVM: arm64: Sign-extend VA for range-based TLBI invalidation

When the decode_range_tlbi() helper was moved to be used for S1 TLBIs, the required sign extension was omitted. Add it.

As a result, special care must be taken to not overflow PA bits when this is used for S2 invalidation.

AnalysisAI

Range-based TLB invalidation in the arm64 KVM hypervisor of the Linux kernel is computed against the wrong address range because the decode_range_tlbi() helper omitted the required virtual-address sign-extension when it was reused for stage-1 TLBI handling, and the same helper can overflow physical-address bits when invoked for stage-2 invalidation. Only arm64 hosts running KVM are affected, and the attacker must already control a guest VM/vCPU able to issue range-based TLBI operations (low-privilege guest context, no user interaction, no network reachability); kernels from the 6.16 introduction through the fixes in 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and 7.3-rc1 are in scope. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires the host to be running arm64 KVM virtualization AND the attacker to control a guest VM/vCPU capable of issuing range-based TLBI operations (this is the privilege that makes PR:L, not PR:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a Linux kernel KVM/arm64 hypervisor bug: decode_range_tlbi() was reused for stage-1 (S1) TLBI handling but omitted the VA sign-extension, so range-based TLB invalidation is computed against the wrong VA range, and stage-2 (S2) use of the same helper can overflow PA bits. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Linux 6.18.51, 7.2.5, or 7.3-rc1 (or apply the stable commits 72bce82c4171bf330919ff1b64dc0a36c254ec7d, 3feb83918e30f0472e058224b926ebfe8a064fac and 2393470085649f0b973ecceb26fe8fc71edde0c1 from https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72bce82c4171bf330919ff1b64dc0a36c254ec7d, https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3feb83918e30f0472e058224b926ebfe8a064fac and https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2393470085649f0b973ecceb26fe8fc71edde0c1). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all arm64 Linux hosts running KVM and identify kernel versions from 6.16 through the pre-fix releases; restrict creation or operation of untrusted guest VMs/vCPUs that can issue range-based TLBI operations where operationally feasible, and begin maintenance planning for vendor-released patch versions 6.18.51, 7.2.5, and 7.3-rc1. …

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