CVE-2018-16882 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16882

Vendor The Linux Foundation
Product kernel:
Weakness CWE-416
Published January 3, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 3, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated