In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest min and dest_id are guest-controlled indices. Using array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks clamps these values to mitigate speculative execution side-channels.
History

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest min and dest_id are guest-controlled indices. Using array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks clamps these values to mitigate speculative execution side-channels.
Title KVM: x86: use array_index_nospec with indices that come from guest
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-16T13:00:22.298Z

Updated: 2025-09-16T13:00:22.298Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.139Z

Link: CVE-2025-39823

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-16T13:16:00.397

Modified: 2025-09-17T14:18:55.093

Link: CVE-2025-39823

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-09-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39823 - Bugzilla