In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: nSVM: Check instead of asserting on nested TSC scaling support
Check for nested TSC scaling support on nested SVM VMRUN instead of
asserting that TSC scaling is exposed to L1 if L1's MSR_AMD64_TSC_RATIO
has diverged from KVM's default. Userspace can trigger the WARN at will
by writing the MSR and then updating guest CPUID to hide the feature
(modifying guest CPUID is allowed anytime before KVM_RUN). E.g. hacking
KVM's state_test selftest to do
vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, MSR_AMD64_TSC_RATIO, 0);
vcpu_clear_cpuid_feature(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_TSCRATEMSR);
after restoring state in a new VM+vCPU yields an endless supply of:
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WARNING: CPU: 164 PID: 62565 at arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c:699
nested_vmcb02_prepare_control+0x3d6/0x3f0 [kvm_amd]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
enter_svm_guest_mode+0x114/0x560 [kvm_amd]
nested_svm_vmrun+0x260/0x330 [kvm_amd]
vmrun_interception+0x29/0x30 [kvm_amd]
svm_invoke_exit_handler+0x35/0x100 [kvm_amd]
svm_handle_exit+0xe7/0x180 [kvm_amd]
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x1eab/0x2570 [kvm]
kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x4c9/0x5b0 [kvm]
__se_sys_ioctl+0x7a/0xc0
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x21/0x30
do_syscall_64+0x41/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
RIP: 0033:0x45ca1b
Note, the nested #VMEXIT path has the same flaw, but needs a different
fix and will be handled separately.
References
Configurations
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History
03 Feb 2026, 19:58
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b24270568f65dd607c4a848512dc8055b4491b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1ecfea1daf6e75c46e295aad99dfbafd878897 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cafe9b8e22bb3d77f130c461aedf6868c4aaf58 - Patch | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
Information
Published : 2025-10-07 16:15
Updated : 2026-02-03 19:58
NVD link : CVE-2023-53663
Mitre link : CVE-2023-53663
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53663
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE