CVE-2026-98464ModerateLocalRevised 24 Oct

RISC-V: KVM: Synchronize hrtimer callback during teardown

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity: Moderate
CVSS base score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Impact: Not stated
EPSS, next 30 days: Not scored yet
Public exploit code: No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: No
Customer action: Required: apply the update
Component: Mariner
Weakness: —
Issued by: Linux
Published: 20 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised: 24 Oct 2026Information published.

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: LocalAV:L
Attack complexity: HighAC:H
Privileges required: LowPR:L
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality: LowC:L
Integrity: HighI:H
Availability: HighA:H

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

Affected products

1 affected product

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

What changed

First observed 21 Oct 2026

25 Oct 2026 · 07:41:18 UTC Last revised21 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC → 24 Oct 2026 14:47 UTC
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Public exploit codeUnknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC CISA KEVUnknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Public exploit codeNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC CISA KEVNot listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevCurrent → Incomplete

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23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTCSource coverage: msrc-cvrf Current → Incomplete
21 Oct 2026 · 20:45:25 UTCLast revised 20 Oct 2026 14:43 UTC → 21 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC

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Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

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                    "programFiles": [
                        "arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c"
                    ],
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                        {
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                        }
                    ]
                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "5.16",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "5.16",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.1.189",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.6.158",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.12.112",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.18.55",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2.9",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }