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

KVM: arm64: Apply the fine-grained UNDEFs without FEAT_FGT

FGUs don't actually require hardware support, so don't gate fgt trap
config insertion on FGT. This is the only action required to allow FGUs
always, as kvm_calculate_traps() already computes the FGU bits with or
without FEAT_FGT.

This also fixes a spurious WARN when a TLBI OS is run on a guest in vEL1
without FEAT_TLBIOS on non FEAT_FGT hardware. In this configuration the
course-grained HCR_EL2.TTLBOS trap reaches the handler handle_tlbi_el1(),
which expects an EL1 TLBI only from vEL2. With FGUs enabled the UNDEF
will be injected without needing the specific handler.

[oliver: Take Wei-Lin's suggested changelog]
Published: 2026-10-18
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Apply the fine-grained UNDEFs without FEAT_FGT FGUs don't actually require hardware support, so don't gate fgt trap config insertion on FGT. This is the only action required to allow FGUs always, as kvm_calculate_traps() already computes the FGU bits with or without FEAT_FGT. This also fixes a spurious WARN when a TLBI OS is run on a guest in vEL1 without FEAT_TLBIOS on non FEAT_FGT hardware. In this configuration the course-grained HCR_EL2.TTLBOS trap reaches the handler handle_tlbi_el1(), which expects an EL1 TLBI only from vEL2. With FGUs enabled the UNDEF will be injected without needing the specific handler. [oliver: Take Wei-Lin's suggested changelog]
Title KVM: arm64: Apply the fine-grained UNDEFs without FEAT_FGT
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T15:46:45.902Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.365Z

Link: CVE-2026-98713

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:24.857

Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:24.857

Link: CVE-2026-98713

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