kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to crash the guest or, potentially, escalate their privileges in the guest.
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Published : 2018-05-15 16:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:59
NVD link : CVE-2018-1087
Mitre link : CVE-2018-1087
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1087
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_virtualization
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
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