SB2026072819 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel include hyp
Published: July 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026072819
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64555)
CWE-ID: CWE-664 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause incorrect hypervisor state handling.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in kvm_hyp_handle_mops() when handling a MOPS exception during nested virtualization. A local user can trigger this code path to cause incorrect hypervisor state handling.
The issue affects arm64 KVM in nested virtualization scenarios.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.