CVE-2026-46131 | KVM: x86: check for nEPT/nNPT in slow flush hypercalls

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: check for nEPT/nNPT in slow flush hypercalls Checking is_guest_mode(vcpu) is incorrect, because translate_nested_gpa() is only valid if an L2 guest is running *with nested EPT/NPT enabled*. Instead use the same condition as translate_nested_gpa() itself.

Published: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-46131 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46131

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-46131

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-46131

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-46131

GHSA-3wqm-qqw5-qr42 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: check for nEPT...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46131

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-46131 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46131
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46131
suse medium CVE-2026-46131 severity moderate: SUSE including 25 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 183 product×package rows across 39 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (39 product lines)): Known Not Affected 179, Fixed 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46131/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46131 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, released 84, not-affected 79, needed 66. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46131

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46131

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-46131

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