CVE-2026-52969

HIGHCVSS 7.07.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: adp:redhat-sadp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn()

kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() guards the gfn range with

if (!memslot || (offset + __fls(mask)) >= memslot->npages) return;

but offset is u64 and the addition is unchecked. The check can be silently bypassed by a u64 wrap.

The dirty ring backing those entries is MAP_SHARED at KVM_DIRTY_LOG_PAGE_OFFSET of the vcpu fd, so the VMM can rewrite the slot and offset fields of any entry between when the kernel pushes them and when KVM_RESET_DIRTY_RINGS consumes them. On reset, kvm_dirty_ring_reset() re-reads the values via READ_ONCE() and feeds them straight back into this check; only the flags handshake is treated as the handover, the slot/offset payload is taken on trust.

Crafting two entries

entry[i].offset = 0xffffffffffffffc1 entry[i+1].offset = 0

makes the coalescing loop in kvm_dirty_ring_reset() compute

delta = (s64)(0 - 0xffffffffffffffc1) = 63

which falls in [0, BITS_PER_LONG), so it folds entry[i+1] into the existing mask by setting bit 63. The trailing kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() call then sees offset = 0xffffffffffffffc1 and __fls(mask) = 63; the sum is 0 in u64 and the bounds check passes.

That offset propagates into kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked() unchanged. On the legacy MMU path -- kvm_memslots_have_rmaps() == true, i.e. shadow paging, any VM that has allocated shadow roots, or a write-tracked slot -- it reaches gfn_to_rmap(), which indexes slot->arch.rmap[0][] with a near-U64_MAX gfn. That is an out-of-bounds load of a kvm_rmap_head, followed by a conditional clear of PT_WRITABLE_MASK in whatever the loaded pointer points at. The path is reachable from any process holding /dev/kvm.

Range-check offset on its own first, so the addition cannot wrap. memslot->npages is bounded well below U64_MAX, so once offset < npages holds, offset + __fls(mask) (with __fls(mask) < BITS_PER_LONG) stays in range.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat

2492434 – (CVE-2026-52969) CVE-2026-52969 kernel: KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn()

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492434
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52969
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf9b3ea7847fe14f34b8c41f00de1eb95c747da
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b315b033a877b1ee6d827810b5d7bb4392ffcf8d
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f1a22f7a80f03d28ad8551a2d25d563433addf
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/577a8d3bae0531f0e5ccfac919cd8192f920a804
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb281eb95b2d4eea4db1da5fe91023aecc97095
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d419c23bb11b5c9664de777c47c1f04a235882d
generic

KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b71b930f15728aa8599478a7ce90c19dcd9fc2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52969(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(21)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1064.72+fips1) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1075 (5.15.0-1075.79) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.64) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1061.64+1) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1063.71+fips2) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.105) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28) @ resolute2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-136.136) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.66~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 (5.15.0.1107.107) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-07-28ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1117.126) @ jammy2026-07-28ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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  1. 2026-07-28 05:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  8. 2026-07-15 03:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7
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  11. 2026-07-15 01:24 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
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  73. 2026-06-30 04:33 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52969?
CVE-2026-52969 is a high vulnerability published on June 24, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvmresetdirty_gfn() kvmresetdirty_gfn() guards the gfn range with if (!memslot || (offset + fls(mask)) >= memslot->npages) return; but offset is u64 and the addition is unchecked. The check can be…
When was CVE-2026-52969 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52969 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-52969 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52969 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52969?
CVE-2026-52969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52969?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52969, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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