CVE-2025-21779KVM: x86: Reject Hyper-V's SEND_IPI hypercalls if local APIC isn't in-kernel
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Reject Hyper-V's SEND_IPI hypercalls if local APIC isn't in-kernel Advertise support for Hyper-V's SEND_IPI and SEND_IPI_EX hypercalls if and only if the local API is emulated/virtualized by KVM, and explicitly reject said hypercalls if the local APIC is emulated in userspace, i.e. don't rely on userspace to opt-in to KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENFORCE_CPUID. Rejecting SEND_IPI and SEND_IPI_EX fixes a NULL-pointer dereference if Hyper-V enlightenments are exposed to the guest without an in-kernel local APIC: dump_stack+0xbe/0xfd __kasan_report.cold+0x34/0x84 kasan_report+0x3a/0x50 __apic_accept_irq+0x3a/0x5c0 kvm_hv_send_ipi.isra.0+0x34e/0x820 kvm_hv_hypercall+0x8d9/0x9d0 kvm_emulate_hypercall+0x506/0x7e0 __vmx_handle_exit+0x283/0xb60 vmx_handle_exit+0x1d/0xd0 vcpu_enter_guest+0x16b0/0x24c0 vcpu_run+0xc0/0x550 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x170/0x6d0 kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x413/0xb20 __se_sys_ioctl+0x111/0x160 do_syscal1_64+0x30/0x40 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0xd1 Note, checking the sending vCPU is sufficient, as the per-VM irqchip_mode can't be modified after vCPUs are created, i.e. if one vCPU has an in-kernel local APIC, then all vCPUs have an in-kernel local APIC.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before 61224533f2b61e252b03e214195d27d64b22989a; 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 builds before 45fa526b0f5a34492ed0536c3cdf88b78380e4de; from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before 5393cf22312418262679eaadb130d608c75fe690; from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before 874ff13c73c45ecb38cb82191e8c1d523f0dc81b; from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before aca8be4403fb90db7adaf63830e27ebe787a76e8; from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before ca29f58ca374c40a0e69c5306fc5c940a0069074; from 214ff83d4473a7757fa18a64dc7efe3b0e158486 before a8de7f100bb5989d9c3627d3a223ee1c863f3b69 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.20 before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.79; from 6.7 before 6.12.16; from 6.13 before 6.13.4; 6.14; 6.14 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61224533f2b61e252b03e214195d27d64b22989a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fa526b0f5a34492ed0536c3cdf88b78380e4de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5393cf22312418262679eaadb130d608c75fe690mailing-list, patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874ff13c73c45ecb38cb82191e8c1d523f0dc81bmailing-list, patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca8be4403fb90db7adaf63830e27ebe787a76e8mailing-list, patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca29f58ca374c40a0e69c5306fc5c940a0069074mailing-list, patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8de7f100bb5989d9c3627d3a223ee1c863f3b69mailing-list, patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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