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New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts

The Hacker News·August 6, 2026·1 min read
New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts

A new Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64561, could allow an attacker with kernel privileges inside an L1 guest VM to escape KVM isolation and execute code on the host. The flaw affects KVM/x86's shadow memory management unit (MMU) and applies when nested virtualization is exposed to untrusted guests.

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