Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46082

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Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46082

Published: May 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132410
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2026-46082
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper exception handling in KVM SVM instruction emulation when processing the INVLPGA instruction with EFER.SVME cleared. A local user can execute the INVLPGA instruction in a guest context to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-46082

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-27.27
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14

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