CVE-2018-12904

In arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.2, when nested virtualization is used, local attackers could cause L1 KVM guests to VMEXIT, potentially allowing privilege escalations and denial of service attacks due to lack of checking of CPL.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1589 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1589 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.2 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.2 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44944/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44944/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2018-06-27 11:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:46


NVD link : CVE-2018-12904

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12904

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12904


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel