CVE-2026-43096

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Currently, mshv_handle_gpa_intercept() attempts to\nremap pages for all faults on movable memory regions, regardless of\nwhether the access type is permitted. When a guest writes to a read-only\nregion, the remap succeeds but the region remains read-only, causing\nimmediate re-fault and spinning the vCPU indefinitely.\n\nValidate intercept access type against region permissions before\nattempting remaps. Reject writes to non-writable regions and executes to\nnon-executable regions early, returning false to let the VMM handle the\nintercept appropriately.\n\nThis also closes a potential DoS vector where malicious guests could\nintentionally trigger these fault loops to consume host resources."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmshv: Soluciona el bucle de fallo infinito en intercepciones GPA con permisos denegados\n\nEvita los bucles de fallo infinitos cuando los invitados acceden a regiones de memoria sin los permisos adecuados. Actualmente, mshv_handle_gpa_intercept() intenta remapear p\u00e1ginas para todos los fallos en regiones de memoria movibles, independientemente de si el tipo de acceso est\u00e1 permitido. Cuando un invitado escribe en una regi\u00f3n de solo lectura, el remapeo tiene \u00e9xito, pero la regi\u00f3n permanece de solo lectura, causando un nuevo fallo inmediato y manteniendo la vCPU en un bucle indefinido.\n\nValida el tipo de acceso de intercepci\u00f3n contra los permisos de la regi\u00f3n antes de intentar los remapeos. Rechaza las escrituras a regiones no escribibles y las ejecuciones a regiones no ejecutables de forma temprana, devolviendo falso para permitir que el VMM maneje la intercepci\u00f3n de forma adecuada.\n\nEsto tambi\u00e9n cierra un posible vector de DoS donde invitados maliciosos podr\u00edan desencadenar intencionalmente estos bucles de fallo para consumir recursos del host."}], "id": "CVE-2026-43096", "lastModified": "2026-11-11T21:10:00.200", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-05-06T10:16:23.027", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02226839079ccc558820a3b25c4c46812927b4ba"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16cbec24897624051b324aa3a85859c38ca65fde"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-835"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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