CVE-2025-40300
published 2025-09-11CVE-2025-40300: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.33%
25.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor
isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing
mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace
can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a
VMexit.
Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors,
conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to
userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and
userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB.
This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing IBPB sites. For
instance, a task can use the existing speculation control prctl() to
get an IBPB at context switch time. With this implementation, the
IBPB is doubled up: one at context switch and another before running
userspace.
The intent is to integrate and optimize these cases post-embargo.
[ dhansen: elaborate on suboptimal IBPB solution ]
Affected
48 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.153-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.153-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | linux-6.1 | < linux 6.1.153-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.153-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < ac60717f9a8d21c58617d0b34274babf24135835 | ac60717f9a8d21c58617d0b34274babf24135835 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < c08192b5d6730a914dee6175bc71092ee6a65f14 | c08192b5d6730a914dee6175bc71092ee6a65f14 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < d5490dfa35427a2967e00a4c7a1b95fdbc8ede34 | d5490dfa35427a2967e00a4c7a1b95fdbc8ede34 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 2f4f2f8f860cb4c3336a7435ebe8dcfded0c9c6e | 2f4f2f8f860cb4c3336a7435ebe8dcfded0c9c6e |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 15006289e5c38b2a830e1fba221977a27598176c | 15006289e5c38b2a830e1fba221977a27598176c |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 893387c18612bb452336a5881da0d015a7e8f4a2 | 893387c18612bb452336a5881da0d015a7e8f4a2 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < f866eef8d1c65504d30923c3f14082ad294d0e6d | f866eef8d1c65504d30923c3f14082ad294d0e6d |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 34e5667041050711a947e260fc9ebebe08bddee5 | 34e5667041050711a947e260fc9ebebe08bddee5 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < d7ddc93392e4a7ffcccc86edf6ef3e64c778db52 | d7ddc93392e4a7ffcccc86edf6ef3e64c778db52 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 459274c77b37ac63b78c928b4b4e748d1f9d05c8 | 459274c77b37ac63b78c928b4b4e748d1f9d05c8 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 510603f504796c3535f67f55fb0b124a303b44c8 | 510603f504796c3535f67f55fb0b124a303b44c8 |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 9c23a90648e831d611152ac08dbcd1283d405e7f | 9c23a90648e831d611152ac08dbcd1283d405e7f |
| linux | linux | >= 15d45071523d89b3fb7372e2135fbd72f6af9506 < 2f8f173413f1cbf52660d04df92d0069c4306d25 | 2f8f173413f1cbf52660d04df92d0069c4306d25 |
| linux | linux | >= 3.16.57 < 3.17 | 3.17 |
| linux | linux | >= 4.4.168 < 4.5 | 4.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- x86 architecture;
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
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An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
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- ACPI drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
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between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
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An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
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between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
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An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- ACPI drivers;
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
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An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
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between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- ACPI drivers;
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB network file system;
- Padata parallel execution mechanism;
- Timer subsystem;
- Networking core;
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- ACPI drivers;
- ATM drivers;
- DRBD Distri
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
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that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB network file system;
- Padata parallel execution mechanism;
- Timer subsystem;
- Networking core;
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB networ
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Ethernet team driver;
- SPI subsystem;
- USB core drivers;
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network file system (NFS) se
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
OSV
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Virtio block driver;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Ethernet team driver;
- TTY drivers;
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network fi
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linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15 vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol);
- IPv6 networking;
- NET/ROM layer;
- SCTP
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I2C subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352, CVE-2025-38425)
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- TTY drivers;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol);
- IPv6 netwo
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-30·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
A security issues was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem:
- USB sound devices;
(CVE-2024-53150)
OSV
linux-kvm vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] linux-kvm vulnerabilities
linux-kvm vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congesti
OSV
linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol);
- IPv6 networking;
- NET/ROM l
GHSA
GHSA-x8qw-46ww-c957: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exp
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-11
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] GHSA-x8qw-46ww-c957: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exp
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor
isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing
mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace
can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a
VMexit.
Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors,
conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to
userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and
userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB.
This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing IBPB sites. For
instance, a task can use the existing speculation cont
OSV
CVE-2025-40300: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that explo
osv·2025-09-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-40300: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that explo
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a VMexit. Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors, conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB. This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing IBPB sites. For instance, a task can use the existing speculation control
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-01-09·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2025-38575 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- Ublk userspace block driver;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-17·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2025-22060 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- Ublk userspace block driver;
- Cloc
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2024-56664 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Pin contr
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2024-50067 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Pin controller
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-50067 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Hardware monitoring drivers;
- InfiniBand dri
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-53068 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 archit
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-38616 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Applet
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-15·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38566 [LOW] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the s
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-53068 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architec
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-53068 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 archit
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-53068 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 a
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2024-56664 [HIGH] Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB network file system;
- Padata parallel execution mechanism;
- Timer subsystem;
- Networking core;
(CVE-2023
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-03·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Instructions: After a standard system update
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-19·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-52650 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Ethernet team driver;
- SPI subsystem;
- USB core drivers;
- Framebuf
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-38352 [HIGH] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB network file system;
- Padata parallel execution mechanism;
- Timer subsystem;
- Networking core;
(CVE-202
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Instructions: After a standard system
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-52854 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I3C subsystem;
- SMB network file system;
- Padata parallel execution mechanism;
- Timer subsystem;
- Networking core;
(CVE-2023-52854
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-13
CVE-2025-40300 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerability
Title: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerability
Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manua
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Instructions: After a standard system update
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-10
CVE-2025-40300 Linux kernel vulnerability
Title: Linux kernel vulnerability
Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38617 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Virtio block driver;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Ethernet team driver;
- TTY d
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-10
CVE-2025-40300 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
Title: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninst
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-07·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Instructions: After a standard system update you
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38352 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestio
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP and GKE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-07·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel (GCP and GKE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (GCP and GKE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- I2C subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352, CVE-2025-38425
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-07
CVE-2025-40300 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerability
Title: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerability
Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-07
CVE-2025-40300 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerability
Title: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerability
Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually unins
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-50299 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- TTY drivers;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Co
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-40300 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS.
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to rebo
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38352 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Net
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-52574 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Contro
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-30·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2024-53150 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
A security issues was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem:
- USB sound devices;
(CVE-2024-53150)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTIO
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-52574 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Ethernet team driver;
- Ext4 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion
Red Hat
kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
vendor_redhat·2025-09-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] CWE-402 kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor
isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing
mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace
can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a
VMexit.
Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors,
conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to
userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and
userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB.
This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing IBPB sites. For
inst
Microsoft
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
vendor_msrc·2025-09-09·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.
Debian
CVE-2025-40300: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-40300: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a VMexit. Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors, conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB. This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing IBPB sites. For instance, a task can use the existing speculation control
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro SQL Injection (CVE-2022-40300)
suricata·2025-12-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-40300 [CRITICAL] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro SQL Injection (CVE-2022-40300)
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro SQL Injection (CVE-2022-40300)
Rule: alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro SQL Injection (CVE-2022-40300)"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/AddResourceType.ve"; fast_pattern; http.request_body; content:"name|3d 22|resourceType|22|"; pcre:"/^[\x0d\x0a]+[^\x0d\x0a]*?[\x27\x22\x3b\x2d\x5c\x2a\x2f]/R"; http.method; content:"POST"; reference:url,www.trendmicro.com/en/research/22/k/sql-injection-manageengine-privileged-access-management.html; reference:cve,2022-40300; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2066283; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Zoho_ManageEngine, attack_target Server, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2025_12_11, cve CVE_2022_40300, deploy
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-40300 kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
bugzilla·2025-09-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-40300 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-40300 kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
CVE-2025-40300 kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor
isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing
mitigations already protect kernel/KVM from a malicious guest. Userspace
can additionally be protected by flushing the branch predictors after a
VMexit.
Since it is the userspace that consumes the poisoned branch predictors,
conditionally issue an IBPB after a VMexit and before returning to
userspace. Workloads that frequently switch between hypervisor and
userspace will incur the most overhead from the new IBPB.
This new IBPB is not integrated with the existing I
Bleepingcomputer
New VMScape attack breaks guest-host isolation on AMD, Intel CPUs
blogs_bleepingcomputer·2025-09-11
New VMScape attack breaks guest-host isolation on AMD, Intel CPUs
## New VMScape attack breaks guest-host isolation on AMD, Intel CPUs
## Bill Toulas
A guest user can influence indirect branch prediction in a host user process due to shared BPU structures like the BTB (Branch Target Buffer), IBP/ITA, and BHB (Branch History Buffer).
The attack targets QEMU, the user-mode hypervisor component, which maps guest memory into its address space, enabling the use of a ‘FLUSH+RELOAD’ cache side channel.
ETH Zurich researchers used a Spectre-BTI (Branch Target Injection) attack to misguide a target indirect branch in QEMU so it speculatively executes a disclosure gadget that leaks secret data into the shared reload buffer.
To extend the speculative execution window, the attacker evicts relevant cache entries from inside the guest by building eviction sets ta
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