Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72280 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0 | 6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c, 5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a, 7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c, 9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2 It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised to the L1 hypervisor. Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72280 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c || >=0cfc85b8f5cf3b77463d61542191c75ba0cc3a5f <9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0 | 6561597dba97e3e8479a9919bda172cf43eb902c, 5000bcae71c869cba6674c326fec2d8ad659ae3a, 7deadbc5dab5b8e2316364603bc6281129c8461c, 9f1667098c6ae7ec81a9a56859cfdacb822aa0d0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Drop bogus WARN for write to ZCR_EL2 It is entirely possible for a guest to write to the ZCR_EL2 sysreg alias while in a nested context, as it is expected if FEAT_NV2 is advertised to the L1 hypervisor. Get rid of the bogus WARN which, since the hyp vectors were installed at this point, has the effect of a hyp_panic...
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.