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CVE-2026-102916

illumos-gate: Reachable assertion in illumos bhyve REP string instruction emulation allows guest to panic host

illumos illumos-gate
CVSS
6.8Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.12%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in696ecf8debceed9dc33937d8c8e111e4aeebfdaeFixed versionCVE List
Published9 Oct 2026Updated 9 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 696ecf8debceed9dc33937d8c8e111e4aeebfdaeillumos-gateCVE List

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Description

A reachable assertion in the illumos bhyve instruction emulator allows a guest to panic the host. When emulating a REP-prefixed MOVS or STOS instruction that accesses guest MMIO, vie_emulate_movs() and vie_emulate_stos() in usr/src/uts/intel/io/vmm/vmm_instruction_emul.c do not clear the VIES_REPEAT status flag on the final iteration. For MMIO regions emulated in the kernel (the local APIC, I/O APIC and HPET), the stale flag causes a VERIFY assertion in vie_advance_pc() to fail, and the host panics. A privileged user within a guest VM can issue a REP MOVS or REP STOS instruction against the local APIC page to cause a denial of service of the host and every other guest running on it. The flaw has existed since 2020 (illumos-gate commit e0c0d44e), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 696ecf8d.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 5

  • illumos-gateaffected: e0c0d44e917080841514d0dd031a696c74e8c435 before 696ecf8debceed9dc33937d8c8e111e4aeebfdaeCVE List
  • OmniOSaffected: any before r151054CVE List
  • OmniOSaffected: r151058 before r151058wCVE List
  • OmniOSaffected: r151056 before r151056awCVE List
  • OmniOSaffected: r151054 before r151054bwCVE List

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