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Secure Software2 min readJuly 6, 2026

16-Year-Old Linux KVM Flaw Lets Guest VMs Escape to Host on Intel and AMD x86 Systems

A vulnerability discovered in Linux KVM that has existed for 16 years allows guest virtual machines to escape their isolation and gain unauthorized access to the underlying host system on Intel and AMD processors. Organizations running virtualized environ

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