CVE-2023-54296
published 2025-12-30CVE-2023-54296: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration Fix a goof where…
PriorityP422low5.5
EPSS
0.17%
6.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023
RIP: 0010:__free_pages+0x15/0xd0
RSP: 0018:ffff923fcf6e3c78 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffe38687000000 RCX: 0000000000000100
RDX: 0000000000000100 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffe38687000000
RBP: ffff923fcf6e3c88 R08: ffff923fcafb0000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffff83619b90 R12: ffff923fa9540000
R13: 0000000000080007 R14: ffff923f6d35d000 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff929d0d7c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: ffffe38687000000 CR3: 0000005224c34005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
sev_free_vcpu+0xcb/0x110 [kvm_amd]
svm_vcpu_free+0x75/0xf0 [kvm_amd]
kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy+0x36/0x140 [kvm]
kvm_destroy_vcpus+0x67/0x100 [kvm]
kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0x161/0x1d0 [kvm]
kvm_put_kvm+0x276/0x560 [kvm]
kvm_vm_release+0x25/0x30 [kvm]
__fput+0x106/0x280
____fput+0x12/0x20
task_work_run+0x86/0xb0
do_exit+0x2e3/0x9c0
do_group_exit+0xb1/0xc0
__x64_sys_exit_group+0x1b/0x20
do_syscall_64+0x41/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
CR2: ffffe38687000000
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 5.18.8 < 5.19 | 5.19 |
| linux | linux | >= 6defa24d3b12bbd418bc8526dea1cbc605265c06 < 5c18ace750e4d4d58d7da02d1c669bf21c824158 | 5c18ace750e4d4d58d7da02d1c669bf21c824158 |
| linux | linux | >= 6defa24d3b12bbd418bc8526dea1cbc605265c06 < 2ee4b180d51b12a45bdd3264629719ef6a572a73 | 2ee4b180d51b12a45bdd3264629719ef6a572a73 |
| linux | linux | >= 6defa24d3b12bbd418bc8526dea1cbc605265c06 < f1187ef24eb8f36e8ad8106d22615ceddeea6097 | f1187ef24eb8f36e8ad8106d22615ceddeea6097 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.55-1 | 6.1.55-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.19.0 < 6.1.54 | 6.1.54 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2.0 < 6.5.4 | 6.5.4 |
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OSV
CVE-2023-54296: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration Fix a goo
osv·2025-12-30
CVE-2023-54296 CVE-2023-54296: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration Fix a goo
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left NULL. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151 Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023 RIP: 0010:__free_pages+0x15/0xd0 RSP: 0018:ffff923fcf6e3c78 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 00
OSV
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
osv·2025-12-30
CVE-2023-54296 KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023
RIP: 00
GHSA
GHSA-68cr-cmrr-85gj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a g
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-30
CVE-2023-54296 GHSA-68cr-cmrr-85gj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a g
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023
RIP: 0010:__free_pages+0x15/0xd0
RSP: 0018:ffff923fcf6e3c78 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX:
Red Hat
kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
vendor_redhat·2025-12-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-54296 [LOW] CWE-386 kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023
RI
Debian
CVE-2023-54296: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: G...
vendor_debian·2023
CVE-2023-54296 CVE-2023-54296: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: G...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left NULL. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151 Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023 RIP: 0010:__free_pages+0x15/0xd0 RSP: 0018:ffff923fcf6e3c78 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 00
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-54296 kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
bugzilla·2025-12-30
CVE-2023-54296 [LOW] CVE-2023-54296 kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
CVE-2023-54296 kernel: KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.
Wiz
CVE-2023-54296 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2023-54296 CVE-2023-54296 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2023-54296 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: SVM: Get source vCPUs from source VM for SEV-ES intrahost migration
Fix a goof where KVM tries to grab source vCPUs from the destination VM
when doing intrahost migration. Grabbing the wrong vCPU not only hoses
the guest, it also crashes the host due to the VMSA pointer being left
NULL.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe38687000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 39 PID: 17143 Comm: sev_migrate_tes Tainted: GO 6.5.0-smp--fff2e47e6c3b-next #151
Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.28.0 07/10/2023
RIP: 001
2025-12-30
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