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

KVM: SEV: Lock all vCPUs when synchronzing VMSAs for SNP launch finish

Lock all vCPUs when synchronizing and encrypting VMSAs for SNP guests, as
allowing userspace to manipulate and/or run a vCPU while its state is being
synchronized would at best corrupt vCPU state, and at worst crash the host
kernel.

Opportunistically assert that vcpu->mutex is held when synchronizing its
VMSA (the SEV-ES path already locks vCPUs).

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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Lock all vCPUs when synchronzing VMSAs for SNP launch finish Lock all vCPUs when synchronizing and encrypting VMSAs for SNP guests, as allowing userspace to manipulate and/or run a vCPU while its state is being synchronized would at best corrupt vCPU state, and at worst crash the host kernel. Opportunistically assert that vcpu->mutex is held when synchronizing its VMSA (the SEV-ES path already locks vCPUs).
Title KVM: SEV: Lock all vCPUs when synchronzing VMSAs for SNP launch finish
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-24T14:42:18.276Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.120Z

Link: CVE-2026-31591

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-24T15:16:36.480

Modified: 2026-04-24T17:51:40.810

Link: CVE-2026-31591

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-31591 - Bugzilla

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