CVE-2026-68081

KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state

CVE-2026-68081 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68081, released August 9, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 pages if nested VM-Enter fails due to invalid guest state Put all vmcs12 pages if KVM synthesizes a nested VM-Exit due to invalid guest while emulating VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME. The invalid guest state path doesn't use nested_vmx_vmexit() as that API is intended to be used if and only if L2 is active, and the open coded equivalent neglects to put the vmcs12 pages. Failure to put the vmcs12 pages leaks any pinned pages (and/or mappings) if L1 retries VMLAUNCH/VMRESUME. Note, the !from_vmenter scenario doesn't suffer the same problem, as vmx_get_nested_state_pages() only gets/pins/maps the vmcs12 pages if L2 is active, i.e. if a "full" VM-Exit is guaranteed before KVM will retry getting vmcs12 pages.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.41-94.142 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1 Sep 10, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68081 Aug 9, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68081 Aug 9, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026

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