Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46032
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132455
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-2026-46032
CWE-ID: CWE-703
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 error handling in nested_svm_vmexit() in KVM nSVM when handling a nested #VMEXIT after a failure to restore the host CR3. A local user can trigger a failure while loading L1's CR3 to cause a denial of service.
The issue can leave the guest running with corrupted state after the error is ignored.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46032
Install security update from vendor's repository.