CVE-2026-53277

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.

Weakness

The product utilizes multiple threads, processes, components, or systems to allow temporary access to a shared resource that can only be exclusive to one process at a time, but it does not properly synchronize these actions, which might cause simultaneous accesses of this resource by multiple threads or processes.

Affected Software

Extended Description

Synchronization refers to a variety of behaviors and mechanisms that allow two or more independently-operating processes or threads to ensure that they operate on shared resources in predictable ways that do not interfere with each other. Some shared resource operations cannot be executed atomically; that is, multiple steps must be guaranteed to execute sequentially, without any interference by other processes. Synchronization mechanisms vary widely, but they may include locking, mutexes, and semaphores. When a multi-step operation on a shared resource cannot be guaranteed to execute independent of interference, then the resulting behavior can be unpredictable. Improper synchronization could lead to data or memory corruption, denial of service, etc.

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/25.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/26.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/27.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/29.html

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97706097f9b851cfe55c3b00b083dfc2bcf542bc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec42b4ed1b072ea2d03f086061aa67bad6d8de39
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ca45b50d4216c9cc7ffabf50d9ad1932209251
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53277
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492725
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53277.json