CVE-2021-29657

arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c in the Linux kernel before 5.11.12 has a use-after-free in which an AMD KVM guest can bypass access control on host OS MSRs when there are nested guests, aka CID-a58d9166a756. This occurs because of a TOCTOU race condition associated with a VMCB12 double fetch in nested_svm_vmrun.

CVSS v3.0 7.4 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.4^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.4 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a58d9166a756a0f4a6618e4f593232593d6df134	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2177	Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.12	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163324/KVM-nested_svm_vmrun-Double-Fetch.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0008/	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2021-07-22 10:15

Updated : 2021-10-18 05:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-29657

Mitre link : CVE-2021-29657

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CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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