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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/02/2 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d26c25a9d19b5976b319af528886f89cf455692d | Patch |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a3f93459d689d990b3ecfbe782fec89b97d3279 | Patch |
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.12 | Patch |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d26c25a9d19b5976b319af528886f89cf455692d | Patch |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a3f93459d689d990b3ecfbe782fec89b97d3279 | Patch |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4313 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105550 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656 | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/ | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/ |
Information
Published : 2018-10-06 23:29
Updated : 2019-04-02 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2018-18021
Mitre link : CVE-2018-18021
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel