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

KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest

min and dest_id are guest-controlled indices. Using array_index_nospec()
after the bounds checks clamps these values to mitigate speculative execution
side-channels.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest min and dest_id are guest-controlled indices. Using array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks clamps these values to mitigate speculative execution side-channels.
Title KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-16T13:00:22.298Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.139Z

Link: CVE-2025-39823

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-16T13:16:00.397

Modified: 2025-09-16T13:16:00.397

Link: CVE-2025-39823

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