kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to crash the guest or, potentially, escalate their privileges in the guest.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-05-15T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.239Z

Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-1087

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-15T16:29:00.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:09.197

Link: CVE-2018-1087

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1087 - Bugzilla