# CVE-2026-98712: KVM: arm64: vgic: Take a refcount on IRQs referenced by last\_lr\_irq

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.20, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 6da5e537f5afe091658e846da1949d7e557d2ade, fixed in 8b25393d16a5ca8df907bd7ee1ff2e9d85678b3c; from 6da5e537f5afe091658e846da1949d7e557d2ade, fixed in 19bc5d79ece613f242b5ec03921a3b465321bfed; from 6.19.9, fixed in 6.20
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic: Take a refcount on IRQs referenced by last_lr_irq Referencing the last interrupt inserted in an LR is rather fragile, as this interrupt can vanish if a concurrently unmapped LPI. Solve this by bumping up the refcount on the interrupt when populating last_lr_irq, and drop it at vgic_prune_ap_list() time, when LPIs are being reclaimed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.20, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b25393d16a5ca8df907bd7ee1ff2e9d85678b3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bc5d79ece613f242b5ec03921a3b465321bfed

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