# CVE-2026-98472: KVM: SEV: Free have_run_cpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV

CVE-2026-98472 is fixed in linux on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98472 (version 7.2.9-1), released October 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98472
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a
- EPSS: 0.0017
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 18, 2026
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98472

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  KVM: SEV: Free have_run_cpus during VM destruction even if VM is no longer SEV  Unconditionally free SEV's "have run CPUs" cpumask in the VM destroy path, i.e. even for what appear to be non-SEV VMs, as an SEV VM becomes a non-SEV VM if its state is intra-host migrated.  Alternatively, the mask could be freed in sev_migrate_from() when "converting" the source VM, but that gets annoying because ideally KVM would nullify the mask to guard against UAF, and nullifying the mask would need be conditioned on CPUMASK_OFFSTACK=y.  Freeing the mask during sev_migrate_from() is also not robust against other KVM bugs, though that's kind of a moot point since any such bugs would show up even if sev->active is never set.  I.e. KVM must get that side of things correct.  But, that's not a great reason to add more code just to make things marginally less robust.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.2.9-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98472](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-98472.md) | Oct 19, 2026 |

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