Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43133
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130607
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43133
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in KVM nSVM VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation when executing VMSAVE or VMLOAD in an L2 guest that is not intercepted by L1. A local user can execute crafted nested guest operations to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires a nested virtualization environment involving L1 and L2 guests.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43133
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0004ecb798b30e90d7ebfe74efae2d9423315a64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10063e1251c1485034a018236080792ad083dcc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127ccae2c185f62e6ecb4bf24f9cb307e9b9c619
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3880e331b0b31d0d5d3702b124f6c93539cd478a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b7015000988ba35ecd5648f4b2283960f00543
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d464cf1ed900d47c85393d40b00017b6adfc2e6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fce2fd4a2ca05670a91015aacccf96a1c26268fd