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

KVM: x86: Acquire kvm->srcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS

Grab kvm->srcu when processing KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, as KVM will forcibly
leave nested VMX/SVM if SMM mode is being toggled, and leaving nested VMX
reads guest memory.

Note, kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events() can also be called from KVM_RUN
via sync_regs(), which already holds SRCU. I.e. trying to precisely use
kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock() around the problematic SMM code would cause
problems. Acquiring SRCU isn't all that expensive, so for simplicity,
grab it unconditionally for KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS.

=============================
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Not tainted
-----------------------------
include/linux/kvm_host.h:1027 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

other info that might help us debug this:

rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
1 lock held by repro/1071:
#0: ffff88811e424430 (&vcpu->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm]

stack backtrace:
CPU: 15 PID: 1071 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0x90
lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x13f/0x1a0
kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot+0x168/0x190 [kvm]
kvm_vcpu_read_guest+0x3e/0x90 [kvm]
nested_vmx_load_msr+0x6b/0x1d0 [kvm_intel]
load_vmcs12_host_state+0x432/0xb40 [kvm_intel]
vmx_leave_nested+0x30/0x40 [kvm_intel]
kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events+0x15d/0x2b0 [kvm]
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x1107/0x1750 [kvm]
? mark_held_locks+0x49/0x70
? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm]
? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm]
kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm]
? lock_acquire+0xba/0x2d0
? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
? do_user_addr_fault+0x40c/0x6f0
? lock_release+0xb7/0x270
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0
do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
RIP: 0033:0x7ff11eb1b539
</TASK>
Published: 2024-09-27
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5782-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7155-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7196-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-4 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-5 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8116-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8141-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8163-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8163-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8243-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00036}

 epss

{'score': 0.00038}

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Acquire kvm->srcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS Grab kvm->srcu when processing KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, as KVM will forcibly leave nested VMX/SVM if SMM mode is being toggled, and leaving nested VMX reads guest memory. Note, kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events() can also be called from KVM_RUN via sync_regs(), which already holds SRCU. I.e. trying to precisely use kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock() around the problematic SMM code would cause problems. Acquiring SRCU isn't all that expensive, so for simplicity, grab it unconditionally for KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS. ============================= WARNING: suspicious RCU usage 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Not tainted ----------------------------- include/linux/kvm_host.h:1027 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage! other info that might help us debug this: rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1 1 lock held by repro/1071: #0: ffff88811e424430 (&vcpu->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm] stack backtrace: CPU: 15 PID: 1071 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0x90 lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x13f/0x1a0 kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot+0x168/0x190 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_read_guest+0x3e/0x90 [kvm] nested_vmx_load_msr+0x6b/0x1d0 [kvm_intel] load_vmcs12_host_state+0x432/0xb40 [kvm_intel] vmx_leave_nested+0x30/0x40 [kvm_intel] kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events+0x15d/0x2b0 [kvm] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x1107/0x1750 [kvm] ? mark_held_locks+0x49/0x70 ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm] ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] ? lock_acquire+0xba/0x2d0 ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x40c/0x6f0 ? lock_release+0xb7/0x270 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 RIP: 0033:0x7ff11eb1b539 </TASK>
Title KVM: x86: Acquire kvm->srcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS
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Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:37:23.131Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T15:12:18.286Z

Link: CVE-2024-46830

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:19:21.236Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-27T13:15:15.380

Modified: 2026-05-05T15:22:29.150

Link: CVE-2024-46830

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-46830 - Bugzilla

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