CVE-2018-12904
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 27, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 27, 2018
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-3752-2vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8
- USN-3752-3vendor-advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.2
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1589
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8
- USN-3752-1vendor-advisory
- 44944exploit
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