CVE-2018-18021

arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c in KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.18.12 on the arm64 platform mishandles the KVM_SET_ON_REG ioctl

published October 7, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c in KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.18.12 on the arm64 platform mishandles the KVM_SET_ON_REG ioctl. This is exploitable by attackers who can create virtual machines. An attacker can arbitrarily redirect the hypervisor flow of control (with full register control). An attacker can also cause a denial of service (hypervisor panic) via an illegal exception return. This occurs because of insufficient restrictions on userspace access to the core register file, and because PSTATE.M validation does not prevent unintended execution modes.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00593 · 47.7th percentile
Published
2018-10-07T06:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 06:00Z
    arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c in KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.18.12 on the arm64 platform mishandles the KVM_SET_ON_REG ioctl
    cvelistv5