CVE-2026-0029

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In __pkvm_init_vm of pkvm.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/42eff3b2fd3a906ac8cdb6284d3265bc0856b56b
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/749cf1743eb22eff1851c68a533147e1af97a9bf
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/ae242b26371808a221578b89c937568781719d2c
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01

Get alerted when CVE-2026-0029 or the next vulnerability affects your stack