CVE-2026-46147

KVM: arm64: Fix pin leak and publication ordering in __pkvm_init_vcpu()

CVE-2026-46147 is fixed in 34 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1754, released May 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0013
2nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix pin leak and publication ordering in __pkvm_init_vcpu() Two bugs exist in the vCPU initialisation path: 1. If a check fails after hyp_pin_shared_mem() succeeds, the cleanup path jumps to 'unlock' without calling unpin_host_vcpu() or unpin_host_sve_state(), permanently leaking pin references on the host vCPU and SVE state pages. Extract a register_hyp_vcpu() helper that performs the checks and the store. When register_hyp_vcpu() returns an error, call unpin_host_vcpu() and unpin_host_sve_state() inline before falling through to the existing 'unlock' label. 2. register_hyp_vcpu() publishes the new vCPU pointer into 'hyp_vm->vcpus[]' with a bare store, allowing a concurrent caller of pkvm_load_hyp_vcpu() to observe a partially initialised vCPU object. Ensure the store uses smp_store_release() and the load uses smp_load_acquire(). While 'vm_table_lock' currently serialises the store and the load, these barriers ensure the reader sees the fully initialised 'hyp_vcpu' object even if there were a lockless path or if the lock's own ordering guarantees were insufficient for nested object initialization.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.30-61.116 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1 Aug 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.0.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46147 Jun 24, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1754 May 25, 2026

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