{"cve":"CVE-2026-64604","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-06T08:16:36.220","modified":"2026-08-17T05:18:07.127","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode\n\nWhen updating CR8 intercepts, get vmcs12 if and only if the vCPU is in\nguest mode so that a future change can have update CR8 intercepts during\nvCPU creation, without running afoul of get_vmcs12()'s lockdep assertion.\n\n  ------------[ cut here ]------------\n  debug_locks && !(lock_is_held(&(&vcpu->mutex)->dep_map) || !refcount_read(&vcpu->kvm->users_count))\n  WARNING: arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:61 at get_vmcs12 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:60 [inline], CPU#0: syz.2.19/5879\n  WARNING: arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:61 at vmx_update_cr8_intercept+0x3de/0x4e0 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c:6879, CPU#0: syz.2.19/5879\n  Modules linked in:\n  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5879 Comm: syz.2.19 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)\n  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014\n  RIP: 0010:get_vmcs12 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h:60 [inline]\n  RIP: 0010:vmx_update_cr8_intercept+0x3de/0x4e0 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c:6879\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   apic_update_ppr arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c:984 [inline]\n   kvm_lapic_reset+0x1c24/0x2980 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c:3023\n   kvm_vcpu_reset+0x44c/0x1bf0 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:12986\n   kvm_arch_vcpu_create+0x746/0x8b0 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:12847\n   kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu+0x428/0x930 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4201\n   kvm_vm_ioctl+0x893/0xd50 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5159\n   vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n   __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]\n   __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583\n   do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n   do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\n   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n   </TASK>\n\nNo functional change intended.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258ec63c0f281bf7b50f9de67c8e93b5b7be5ed4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcfb04dd43b16fa1240fc6487fff578ad57264c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/570af5db081b87374594a00711ac5760d2ea6844","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef78d71ca713d8c00f7c34ddcf276c808143f77","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a21f1defd96c6301c5fb462a78eb51b191bd2dd"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:47:10.050265369+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64604","score":0.00165,"percentile":0.05662,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}