# CVE-2026-53277: KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.36, 7.0.13
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc, fixed in 0648b375aa951cc15d9e90f9ac4de71e0b51fa45; from be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc, fixed in 97706097f9b851cfe55c3b00b083dfc2bcf542bc; from be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc, fixed in ec42b4ed1b072ea2d03f086061aa67bad6d8de39; from be04cebf3e78874627dc1042991d5d504464a5cc, fixed in f2ca45b50d4216c9cc7ffabf50d9ad1932209251
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.36; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Take the SRCU lock for page table walks in fault injection and AT emulation walk_s1() and kvm_walk_nested_s2() expect to be called while holding kvm->srcu to guard against memslot changes. While this is generally the case, __kvm_at_s12() and __kvm_find_s1_desc_level() call into the respective walkers without taking kvm->srcu. Fix by acquiring kvm->srcu prior to the table walk in both instances.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.36, 7.0.13) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0648b375aa951cc15d9e90f9ac4de71e0b51fa45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97706097f9b851cfe55c3b00b083dfc2bcf542bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec42b4ed1b072ea2d03f086061aa67bad6d8de39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ca45b50d4216c9cc7ffabf50d9ad1932209251

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