CVE-2026-72280

Last refreshed2026-10-17

Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72280

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-72280
CVSS Score / Version	7.1 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated	2026-10-16
CVSS Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`
CVSS Prose	attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is none; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Affected products	Linux Kernel

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
Linux	Linux Kernel

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Linux

Linux Kernel

Subsystems	OT Supporting Infrastructure
Sectors	All Sectors

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

KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2

It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias

while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised

to the L1 hypervisor.

Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at

this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic... (NVD)

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72280
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72280

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