CVE-2026-43265

KVM: x86: Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events from vcpu_block()

published May 6, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: x86: Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events from vcpu_block()

Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events after exiting a blocking state

while L2 is active, as exiting to userspace will generate a spurious

userspace exit, usually with KVM_EXIT_UNKNOWN, and likely lead to the VM's

demise. Continuing with the wakeup isn't perfect either, as *something*

has gone sideways if a vCPU is awakened in L2 with an injected event (or

worse, a nested run pending), but continuing on gives the VM a decent

chance of surviving without any major side effects.

As explained in the Fixes commits, it _should_ be impossible for a vCPU to

be put into a blocking state with an already-injected event (exception,

IRQ, or NMI). Unfortunately, userspace can stuff MP_STATE and/or injected

events, and thus put the vCPU into what should be an impossible state.

Don't bother trying to preserve the WARN, e.g. with an anti-syzkaller

Kconfig, as WARNs can (hopefully) be added in paths where _KVM_ would be

violating x86 architecture, e.g. by WARNing if KVM attempts to inject an

exception or interrupt while the vCPU isn't running.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.1th percentile
Published
2026-05-06T11:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 11:28Z
    KVM: x86: Ignore -EBUSY when checking nested events from vcpu_block()
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