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Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 30.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.1
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2018-16882


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