CVE-2018-16882

A use-after-free issue was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor processed posted interrupts when nested(=1) virtualization is enabled. In nested_get_vmcs12_pages(), in case of an error while processing posted interrupt address, it unmaps the 'pi_desc_page' without resetting 'pi_desc' descriptor address, which is later used in pi_test_and_clear_on(). A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash the host kernel resulting in DoS or potentially gain privileged access to a system. Kernel versions before 4.14.91 and before 4.19.13 are vulnerable.
References
Link Resource
https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=154514994222809&w=2 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/775721/ Third Party Advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/775720/ Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16882 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106254 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3872-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K80557033 Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-01-03 08:29

Updated : 2023-01-19 08:04


NVD link : CVE-2018-16882

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16882


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CWE
CWE-416

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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel