# CVE-2026-72280: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR\_EL2

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f, fixed in 6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c; from 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f, fixed in 5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a; from 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f, fixed in 7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c; from 0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f, fixed in 9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

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...

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5) 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/6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0

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