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CVE-2026-31592— KVM: SEV: Protect *all* of sev_mem_enc_register_region() with kvm->lock

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞,该漏洞源于KVM SEV中sev_mem_enc_register_region()函数在检查sev_guest()时未持有kvm->lock,导致状态不稳定时可能访问未初始化的sev->regions_list,触发空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.12% · P2

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 1e80fdc09d121d8327cdf62eefbb5abadddca792< 35a0963d361f98bba798fd15d229dcb166c04684 affected
1e80fdc09d121d8327cdf62eefbb5abadddca792< ab725ac3022469ecd4d7aa7d5646712e98b249d8 affected
1e80fdc09d121d8327cdf62eefbb5abadddca792< 0ff93ff0ba82e9511770e175fa50682a1ab14fb6 affected
1e80fdc09d121d8327cdf62eefbb5abadddca792< b6408b6cec5df76a165575777800ef2aba12b109 affected
4.16 affected
< 4.16 unaffected
6.18.24≤ 6.18.* unaffected
6.19.14≤ 6.19.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-31592

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Vulnerability Title
KVM: SEV: Protect *all* of sev_mem_enc_register_region() with kvm->lock
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Protect *all* of sev_mem_enc_register_region() with kvm->lock Take and hold kvm->lock for before checking sev_guest() in sev_mem_enc_register_region(), as sev_guest() isn't stable unless kvm->lock is held (or KVM can guarantee KVM_SEV_INIT{2} has completed and can't rollack state). If KVM_SEV_INIT{2} fails, KVM can end up trying to add to a not-yet-initialized sev->regions_list, e.g. triggering a #GP Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 110 UID: 0 PID: 72717 Comm: syz.15.11462 Tainted: G U W O 6.16.0-smp-DEV #1 NONE Tainted: [U]=USER, [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 12.52.0-0 10/28/2024 RIP: 0010:sev_mem_enc_register_region+0x3f0/0x4f0 ../include/linux/list.h:83 Code: <41> 80 3c 04 00 74 08 4c 89 ff e8 f1 c7 a2 00 49 39 ed 0f 84 c6 00 RSP: 0018:ffff88838647fbb8 EFLAGS: 00010256 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 1ffff92015cf1e0b RCX: dffffc0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000001000 RDI: ffff888367870000 RBP: ffffc900ae78f050 R08: ffffea000d9e0007 R09: 1ffffd4001b3c000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff94001b3c001 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff8982ab0bde00 R14: ffffc900ae78f058 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f34e9dc66c0(0000) GS:ffff89ee64d33000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fe180adef98 CR3: 000000047210e000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> kvm_arch_vm_ioctl+0xa72/0x1240 ../arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:7371 kvm_vm_ioctl+0x649/0x990 ../virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5363 __se_sys_ioctl+0x101/0x170 ../fs/ioctl.c:51 do_syscall_x64 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x1f0 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f34e9f7e9a9 Code: <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f34e9dc6038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f34ea1a6080 RCX: 00007f34e9f7e9a9 RDX: 0000200000000280 RSI: 000000008010aebb RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 00007f34ea000d69 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f34ea1a6080 R15: 00007ffce77197a8 </TASK> with a syzlang reproducer that looks like: syz_kvm_add_vcpu$x86(0x0, &(0x7f0000000040)={0x0, &(0x7f0000000180)=ANY=[], 0x70}) (async) syz_kvm_add_vcpu$x86(0x0, &(0x7f0000000080)={0x0, &(0x7f0000000180)=ANY=[@ANYBLOB="..."], 0x4f}) (async) r0 = openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000200), 0x0, 0x0) r1 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(r0, 0xae01, 0x0) r2 = openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000240), 0x0, 0x0) r3 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(r2, 0xae01, 0x0) ioctl$KVM_SET_CLOCK(r3, 0xc008aeba, &(0x7f0000000040)={0x1, 0x8, 0x0, 0x5625e9b0}) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_PIT2(r3, 0x8010aebb, &(0x7f0000000280)={[...], 0x5}) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_PIT2(r1, 0x4070aea0, 0x0) (async) r4 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(0xffffffffffffffff, 0xae01, 0x0) openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION(r4, 0x4020ae46, &(0x7f0000000400)={0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x2000, &(0x7f0000001000/0x2000)=nil}) (async) r5 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VCPU(r4, 0xae41, 0x2) close(r0) (async) openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0x8000, 0x0) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG(r5, 0x4048ae9b, &(0x7f0000000300)={0x4376ea830d46549b, 0x0, [0x46, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1000]}) (async) ioctl$KVM_RUN(r5, 0xae80, 0x0) Opportunistically use guard() to avoid having to define a new error label and goto usage.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞,该漏洞源于KVM SEV中sev_mem_enc_register_region()函数在检查sev_guest()时未持有kvm->lock,导致状态不稳定时可能访问未初始化的sev->regions_list,触发空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 1e80fdc09d121d8327cdf62eefbb5abadddca792 ~ 35a0963d361f98bba798fd15d229dcb166c04684 -
Linux Linux 4.16 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-31592 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-04-24 · 138 CVEs total

CVE-2026-31637 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: reject undecryptable rxkad response tickets
CVE-2026-31609 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: avoid double-free in smbd_free_send_io() after smbd_send_batch_flush()
CVE-2026-31608 9.8 CRITICAL smb: server: avoid double-free in smb_direct_free_sendmsg after smb_direct_flush_send_list
CVE-2026-31633 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix integer overflow in rxgk_verify_response()
CVE-2026-31657 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: hold claim backbone gateways by reference
CVE-2026-31669 9.8 CRITICAL mptcp: fix slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established
CVE-2026-31668 9.8 CRITICAL seg6: separate dst_cache for input and output paths in seg6 lwtunnel
CVE-2026-31607 9.8 CRITICAL usbip: validate number_of_packets in usbip_pack_ret_submit()
CVE-2026-31536 9.8 CRITICAL smb: server: let send_done handle a completion without IB_SEND_SIGNALED
CVE-2026-31659 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: reject oversized global TT response buffers
CVE-2026-31649 9.8 CRITICAL net: stmmac: fix integer underflow in chain mode
CVE-2026-31589 9.8 CRITICAL mm: call ->free_folio() directly in folio_unmap_invalidate()
CVE-2026-31636 9.1 CRITICAL rxrpc: fix RESPONSE authenticator parser OOB read
CVE-2026-31570 8.8 HIGH can: gw: fix OOB heap access in cgw_csum_crc8_rel()
CVE-2026-31558 8.8 HIGH LoongArch: KVM: Make kvm_get_vcpu_by_cpuid() more robust
CVE-2026-31553 8.8 HIGH KVM: arm64: Fix the descriptor address in __kvm_at_swap_desc()
CVE-2026-31588 8.8 HIGH KVM: x86: Use scratch field in MMIO fragment to hold small write values
CVE-2026-31629 8.8 HIGH nfc: llcp: add missing return after LLCP_CLOSED checks
CVE-2026-31622 8.8 HIGH NFC: digital: Bounds check NFC-A cascade depth in SDD response handler
CVE-2026-31611 8.6 HIGH ksmbd: require 3 sub-authorities before reading sub_auth[2]

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