diff --git a/src/firecracker/examples/uffd/uffd_utils.rs b/src/firecracker/examples/uffd/uffd_utils.rs
index fc46adfefd5..b5f626bf403 100644
--- a/src/firecracker/examples/uffd/uffd_utils.rs
+++ b/src/firecracker/examples/uffd/uffd_utils.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl UffdHandler {
             };
 
             let bytes_written = match bytes_written {
-                -1 if vmm_sys_util::errno::Error::last().errno() == libc::ENOSPC => 0,
+                -1 if vmm_sys_util::errno::Error::last().errno() == libc::EEXIST => 0,
                 written @ 0.. => written as usize,
                 _ => panic!("{:?}", std::io::Error::last_os_error()),
             };
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/builder.rs b/src/vmm/src/builder.rs
index e21be9c40d8..dfaa168a524 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/builder.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ use crate::vstate::memory::{
 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 use crate::vstate::resources::ResourceAllocator;
 use crate::vstate::vcpu::VcpuError;
-use crate::vstate::vm::{GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP, GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP, Vm, VmError};
+use crate::vstate::vm::{
+    GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED, GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP, GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP,
+    GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_WRITE, Vm, VmError,
+};
 use crate::{EventManager, Vmm, VmmError};
 
 /// Errors associated with starting the instance.
@@ -145,8 +148,7 @@ impl std::convert::From<linux_loader::cmdline::Error> for StartMicrovmError {
     }
 }
 
-const KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_MMAP: u32 = 244;
-const KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_NO_DIRECT_MAP: u32 = 245;
+const KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_FLAGS: u32 = 244;
 
 /// Builds and starts a microVM based on the current Firecracker VmResources configuration.
 ///
@@ -183,8 +185,7 @@ pub fn build_microvm_for_boot(
 
     if secret_free {
         kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(Cap::GuestMemfd as u32));
-        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_MMAP));
-        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_NO_DIRECT_MAP));
+        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_FLAGS));
     }
 
     let kvm = Kvm::new(kvm_capabilities)?;
@@ -198,7 +199,9 @@ pub fn build_microvm_for_boot(
         true => Some(Arc::new(
             vm.create_guest_memfd(
                 vm_resources.dram_memory_size() + vm_resources.hotplug_memory_size(),
-                GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP,
+                GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP
+                    | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED
+                    | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP,
             )
             .map_err(VmmError::Vm)?,
         )),
@@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ pub fn build_microvm_from_snapshot(
     vm_resources: &mut VmResources,
 ) -> Result<Arc<Mutex<Vmm>>, BuildMicrovmFromSnapshotError> {
     // TODO: take it from kvm-bindings when userfault support is merged upstream
-    const KVM_CAP_USERFAULT: u32 = 246;
+    const KVM_CAP_USERFAULT: u32 = 245;
 
     // Build Vmm.
     debug!("event_start: build microvm from snapshot");
@@ -583,8 +586,7 @@ pub fn build_microvm_from_snapshot(
     let mut kvm_capabilities = microvm_state.kvm_state.kvm_cap_modifiers.clone();
     if secret_free {
         kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(Cap::GuestMemfd as u32));
-        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_MMAP));
-        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_NO_DIRECT_MAP));
+        kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_FLAGS));
         kvm_capabilities.push(KvmCapability::Add(KVM_CAP_USERFAULT));
     }
 
@@ -602,7 +604,10 @@ pub fn build_microvm_from_snapshot(
         true => Some(
             vm.create_guest_memfd(
                 memory_size_from_mem_state(&microvm_state.vm_state.memory),
-                GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP,
+                GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP
+                    | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED
+                    | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP
+                    | GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_WRITE,
             )
             .map_err(VmmError::Vm)?,
         ),
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/vstate/vm.rs b/src/vmm/src/vstate/vm.rs
index d2882885b29..eec4144ef6e 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/vstate/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/vstate/vm.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ use crate::vstate::vcpu::VcpuError;
 use crate::{DirtyBitmap, Vcpu, mem_size_mib};
 
 pub(crate) const GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP: u64 = 1;
-pub(crate) const GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP: u64 = 2;
+pub(crate) const GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED: u64 = 2;
+pub(crate) const GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP: u64 = 4;
+pub(crate) const GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_WRITE: u64 = 8;
 
 /// KVM userfault information
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/security/test_sec_audit.py b/tests/integration_tests/security/test_sec_audit.py
index e8265c3ae2a..ed14f5e0278 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/security/test_sec_audit.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/security/test_sec_audit.py
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ def set_of_vulnerabilities(output: CommandReturn):
         )
 
     git_ab_test_host_command_if_pr(
-        "cargo audit --deny warnings -q --json",
+        "cargo install --locked cargo-audit && cargo audit --deny warnings -q --json",
         comparator=set_did_not_grow_comparator(set_of_vulnerabilities),
     )
diff --git a/tools/devctr/Dockerfile b/tools/devctr/Dockerfile
index 3a161b8c387..92c1b0b7609 100644
--- a/tools/devctr/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/devctr/Dockerfile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-too
     && rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl \
     && rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl \
     && rustup component add llvm-tools-preview clippy rustfmt \
-    && cargo install --locked cargo-audit grcov cargo-sort cargo-afl \
+    && cargo install --locked grcov cargo-sort cargo-afl \
     && cargo install --locked cargo-deny --version 0.17.0 \
     && cargo install --locked kani-verifier --version 0.64.0 && cargo kani setup \
     \