Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-43133KVM: nSVM: Always use vmcb01 in VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation

High 7.9

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Always use vmcb01 in VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation Commit cc3ed80ae69f ("KVM: nSVM: always use vmcb01 to for vmsave/vmload of guest state") made KVM always use vmcb01 for the fields controlled by VMSAVE/VMLOAD, but it missed updating the VMLOAD/VMSAVE emulation code to always use vmcb01. As a result, if VMSAVE/VMLOAD is executed by an L2 guest and is not intercepted by L1, KVM will mistakenly use vmcb02. Always use vmcb01 instead of the current VMCB.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.163.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:67468
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.163.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:67468
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.163.1.rt7.504.el8_10ALSA-2026:67469
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt-addons6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
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AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:65334
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:66180
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43133
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43133
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43133
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2RLSA-2026:65334
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.163.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:67468
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:66180
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.163.1.rt7.504.el8_10RLSA-2026:67469
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43133

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before 10063e1251c1485034a018236080792ad083dcc5cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before c3b7015000988ba35ecd5648f4b2283960f00543cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before 3880e331b0b31d0d5d3702b124f6c93539cd478acc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before fce2fd4a2ca05670a91015aacccf96a1c26268fdcc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before d464cf1ed900d47c85393d40b00017b6adfc2e6ccc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before 0004ecb798b30e90d7ebfe74efae2d9423315a64cc3ed80ae69f454c3d904af9f65394a540099723 – before 127ccae2c185f62e6ecb4bf24f9cb307e9b9c619
Linux Linux 5.13

Weakness: CWE-628, CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

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