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…

published June 27, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01182 · 67.3th percentile
Published
2018-06-27T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 11:00Z
    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…
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