CVE-2026-89930

KVM: nVMX: Service local TLB flushes on failed nested VM-Enter

CVE-2026-89930 is fixed in 103 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89930, released September 23, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.3
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nVMX: Service local TLB flushes on failed nested VM-Enter KVM services local TLB flushes on "full" nested VM-Exits (through __nested_vmx_vmexit()), but not if a nested VM-Enter fails (e.g. due to failed VMCS checks in nested_vmx_enter_non_root_mode()). However, it is possible that KVM had queued TLB flushes that need to be performed, even if the nested VM-Enter was not successful. For example, if VPID is disabled for L2 (via nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush(), or if via the MSR load lists, as the SDM says: If any MSR is being loaded in such a way that would architecturally require a TLB flush, the TLBs are updated so that, after VM entry, the logical processor will not use any translations that were cached before the transition. The SDM is unclear about when the TLB flush should occur, and whether or not a failed VM entry would flush the TLB, so it is safer to always do the TLB flush in this case. More concretely, KVM also updates the last VPID L1 used for L2 in nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush() (i.e. last_vpid), even if the VM entry ultimately fails. With the current code, KVM could miss a TLB flush if L1 changes L2's VPID, then does a failed VM entry followed by a successful one, as the failed VM entry would update last_vpid but not actually flush the TLB. Servicing local TLB flushes on failed VM entries makes sure that the TLB is always flushed when last_vpid is updated.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.110-135.201 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-500374 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.190-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89930 Sep 23, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.111-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89930 Sep 23, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.2.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89930 Sep 23, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89930 Sep 23, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.51-120.162.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Nov 7, 2026

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