CVE-2026-63939

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.39.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-19. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area

When setting the length of the GHCB scratch area, and the area is in the GHCB shared buffer, set the effective length of the scratch area to the max possible size given the start of the guest-provided pointer, and the end of the shared buffer.

The code was "fine" when first introduced, as KVM doesn't consult the length of the buffer when emulating MMIO, because the passed in @len always specifies the *max* size required. But for PSC requests, the incoming @len is just the minimum length (to process the header), and KVM needs to know the full size of the scratch area to avoid buffer overflows (spoiler alert).

Opportunistically rename @len => @min_len to better reflect its role.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(medium)
EG Risk
46(Track)
EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5867d7e202e09f037cefe77f7af4413c7c0fa088
generic

KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6644565527c4c5f507088b1c9ddf72de47790b68
generic

KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f0a9e780f02c02d025a190f1885e1d1d73b87bd
generic

KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca9400d36005ffdca25f80186bea781c7e1dc4c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-63939(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (138 versions)7.0.12-1

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 57× in last 7d / 340× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 07:26 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-30 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 02:56 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-30 02:56 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-30 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-08-28 01:46 UTCVendor advisory
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  18. 2026-08-26 22:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-08-26 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-26 04:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-22 21:29 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-22 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-63939?
CVE-2026-63939 is a critical vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Compute the correct max length of the in-GHCB scratch area When setting the length of the GHCB scratch area, and the area is in the GHCB shared buffer, set the effective length of the scratch area to the max possible size…
When was CVE-2026-63939 disclosed?
CVE-2026-63939 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-63939 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-63939 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 90.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-63939?
CVE-2026-63939 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-63939?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-63939, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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