CVE-2026-72294: LoongArch: KVM: Check irq validity in kvm_vcpu_ioctl_interrupt()

Published Aug 15, 2026

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

LoongArch: KVM: Check irq validity in kvmvcpuioctlinterrupt()

Function kvmvcpuioctlinterrupt() can be called from userspace, here add irq validility cheking in kvmvcpuioctlinterrupt().

Event History

Aug 15, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:55 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:55 AM

Description

The severity of CVE-2026-72294 is rated as 38.

To fix CVE-2026-72294, update the Linux kernel to the latest version where the vulnerability has been addressed.

CVE-2026-72294 affects the KVM functionality in the Linux kernel specifically related to IRQ validity checks.

CVE-2026-72294 can potentially be exploited by unprivileged userspace processes capable of calling the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_interrupt() function.

CVE-2026-72294 is a vulnerability that involves insufficient IRQ validity checking in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_interrupt() function in the Linux kernel.