Vulnerability · CVE-2026-98469
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix AArch32 DBGBXVR handling The consolidation of the breakpoint and watchpoint registe…
Published Oct 18, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · the affected product
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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-98469. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare the affected product with the linked advisory before you change production.
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- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix AArch32 DBGBXVR handling The consolidation of the breakpoint and watchpoint register accessors switched DBGBXVR from trap_bvr() to trap_dbg_wb_reg(). The latter selects backing storage with demux_wb_reg(), which only handles Op2 values 4 through 7. Since DBGBXVR uses Op2 1, an AArch32 guest access hits KVM_BUG_ON() and marks the VM dead. DBGBXVR aliases DBGBVR _EL1[63:32], and its AA32(HI) descriptor already selects the upper half. Map Op2 1 to dbg_bvr[] alongside Op2 4, restoring the pre-regression behavior.
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How to fix CVE-2026-98469
Recommended remediation
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Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-98469. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare the affected product with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
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What should an analyst verify?
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Timeline
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Oct 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix AArch32 DBGBXVR handling The consolidation of the breakpoint and watchpoint register accessors switched DBGBXVR from trap_bvr() to trap_dbg_wb_reg(). The latter selects backing storage with demux_wb_reg(), which only handles Op2 values 4 through 7. Since DBGBXVR uses Op2 1, an AArch32 guest access hits KVM_BUG_ON()
Sources
- NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-98469
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix AArch32 DBGBXVR handling The consolidation of the breakpoint and watchpoint register accessors switched DBGBXVR from trap_bvr() to trap_dbg_wb_reg(). The latter selects backing storage wit
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.