SB20260720294 - Integer underflow in Linux kernel kvm svm
Published: July 20, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260720294
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63940)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer underflow in KVM SEV Port I/O handling in arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c when processing Port I/O requests with a length or count of 0. A local user can trigger a zero-length Port I/O request to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects the handling of VMGEXIT and string I/O requests in the KVM SEV implementation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.