Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98638 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in KVM: arm64: Validate the SVE vector length in pkvm_vcpu_init_sve(). 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 <faf66e55e87498ab4bf88cdf9a629e61b3f2d3bc || >=5db1bef933427aa467ad89c7b695a84a6b4afe16 <bae3e4493046de4fefa15f809d9b8dc114e84a3d || >=5db1bef933427aa467ad89c7b695a84a6b4afe16 <2a2eb10795a1e495aebc7f829ccecb72c05b4fd9 | faf66e55e87498ab4bf88cdf9a629e61b3f2d3bc, bae3e4493046de4fefa15f809d9b8dc114e84a3d, 2a2eb10795a1e495aebc7f829ccecb72c05b4fd9 |
| 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: Validate the SVE vector length in pkvm_vcpu_init_sve() pkvm_vcpu_init_sve() clamps only the upper bound of the host-provided sve_max_vl, so an invalid vector length reaches sve_state_size_from_vl() and the WARN_ON() there, which is fatal at EL2. The existing !sve_state_size test rejects such a length, but only after the macro has run. Check sve_vl_valid() before deriving the state size. A valid length cannot yield a zero size, so the !sve_state_size test goes with it.
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