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CVE-2017-12188

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-10-11T15:00:00
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Description

arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.5, when nested virtualisation is used, does not properly traverse guest pagetable entries to resolve a guest virtual address, which allows L1 guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (incorrect index during page walking, and host OS crash), aka an "MMU potential stack buffer overrun."

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GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-q7q6-h2q3-86p9

Advisory Details

arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.5, when nested virtualisation is used, does not properly traverse guest pagetable entries to resolve a guest virtual address, which allows L1 guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (incorrect index during page walking, and host OS crash), aka an "MMU potential stack buffer overrun."

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12188
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0395
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0412
WEB https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12188
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500380
WEB https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996579
WEB https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996587
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101267

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: April 2, 2024

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0412
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0395
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996587/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996579/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101267
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500380
Published: 2017-10-11T15:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T18:28:16.694Z
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