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,...
- Published
- Jun 27, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 25, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 60.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Google Security Research · linux · Jun 25, 2018
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