CVE-2021-47407

KVM: x86: Handle SRCU initialization failure during page track init

published May 21, 2024

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: x86: Handle SRCU initialization failure during page track init

Check the return of init_srcu_struct(), which can fail due to OOM, when

initializing the page track mechanism. Lack of checking leads to a NULL

pointer deref found by a modified syzkaller.

[Move the call towards the beginning of kvm_arch_init_vm. - Paolo]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00250 · 15.4th percentile
Published
2024-05-21T15:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 15:03Z
    KVM: x86: Handle SRCU initialization failure during page track init
    cvelistv5