PatchTheCVECVE-2026-79979: The arm64 MMU backend invalidates a single virtual address from the TLB with invalidate_tlb_page() in arch/arm
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Routine
HIGH 7.8
CVE-2026-79979 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The arm64 MMU backend invalidates a single virtual address from the TLB with invalidate_tlb_page() in arch/arm64/core/mmu.c, which issued TLBI VAE1{IS} with an operand of virt >> 12. That operand encodes the ASID in bits [63:48], so the invalidation only ever matched ASID 0 (the kernel page tables) and global entries. Memory domains, however, are allocated ASIDs starting at 1 in arch_mem_domain_init(), and every domain-private leaf created by pri
Why this priority
- High severity
No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 7.8 (High) |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges needed | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | n/a |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| Published | 2026-10-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-23 |
Publisher (CNA): Zephyr Project
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
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