Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98637 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in KVM: arm64: Do not clear VM-wide SVE feature on vCPU init failure. 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
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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
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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 | >=5db1bef933427aa467ad89c7b695a84a6b4afe16 <bd46b41f412fb81c50bac1a0929ec31320f3a807 || >=5db1bef933427aa467ad89c7b695a84a6b4afe16 <f0cd8ffae092cc1b9d7cfa9188ed5a88a374adcb || >=5db1bef933427aa467ad89c7b695a84a6b4afe16 <a1b3c788ad31837e348075e93dbba3f447492776 | bd46b41f412fb81c50bac1a0929ec31320f3a807, f0cd8ffae092cc1b9d7cfa9188ed5a88a374adcb, a1b3c788ad31837e348075e93dbba3f447492776 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Do not clear VM-wide SVE feature on vCPU init failure pkvm_vcpu_init_sve() clears KVM_ARM_VCPU_SVE in kvm->arch.vcpu_features when it fails, but vcpu_has_sve() tests KVM_ARCH_FLAG_GUEST_HAS_SVE, which is left set. Later vCPUs on that VM then skip the SVE setup and register with a NULL sve_state, which the guest's first FP access hands to sve_load_state(). Return the error without touching vcpu_features.
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