mshv: Fix infinite fault loop on permission-denied GPA intercepts
Prevent infinite fault loops when guests access memory regions without
proper permissions. Currently, mshv_handle_gpa_intercept() attempts to
remap pages for all faults on movable memory regions, regardless of
whether the access type is permitted. When a guest writes to a read-only
region, the remap succeeds but the region remains read-only, causing
immediate re-fault and spinning the vCPU indefinitely.
Validate intercept access type against region permissions before
attempting remaps. Reject writes to non-writable regions and executes to
non-executable regions early, returning false to let the VMM handle the
intercept appropriately.
This also closes a potential DoS vector where malicious guests could
intentionally trigger these fault loops to consume host resources.
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Thu, 07 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 CWE-779 |
Thu, 07 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-280 | |
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Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 CWE-779 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv: Fix infinite fault loop on permission-denied GPA intercepts Prevent infinite fault loops when guests access memory regions without proper permissions. Currently, mshv_handle_gpa_intercept() attempts to remap pages for all faults on movable memory regions, regardless of whether the access type is permitted. When a guest writes to a read-only region, the remap succeeds but the region remains read-only, causing immediate re-fault and spinning the vCPU indefinitely. Validate intercept access type against region permissions before attempting remaps. Reject writes to non-writable regions and executes to non-executable regions early, returning false to let the VMM handle the intercept appropriately. This also closes a potential DoS vector where malicious guests could intentionally trigger these fault loops to consume host resources. | |
| Title | mshv: Fix infinite fault loop on permission-denied GPA intercepts | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:17:39.132Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.984Z
Link: CVE-2026-43096
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T10:16:23.027
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:08:07.970
Link: CVE-2026-43096
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Updated: 2026-05-07T06:00:16Z