CVE-2026-99099 (GCVE-0-2026-99099)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-26 14:52
Modified
2026-10-31 12:42
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/CPU/AMD: Fix AMD TLBI Erratum #1718
The processor may fail to invalidate a TLB entry while executing an
INVLPGB/TLBSYNC instruction pair.
Detect the erratum and apply a software workaround when a microcode fix
is not present.
References
Impacted products
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