VDB
CVE-2018-12904
CVE-2018-12904
PUBLISHED
In arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.2, when nested virtualization is used, local attackers could cause L1 KVM guests to VMEXIT, potentially allowing privilege escalations and denial of service attacks due to lack of checking of CPL.
EPSS 0.18% · 39.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.18%
39.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.13.0-1006.9, *, 4.13.0-1011.15 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0, 4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1, 4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1019.19, 4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1012.15, 0, 4.15.0-1002.3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1002.2, 4.15.0-1021.21 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.13.0-1008.8, 4.13.0-1005.5, 4.13.0-1006.6 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1015.15, 4.15.0-1014.14, 4.15.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.13.0-1006.8, 0, 4.11.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux | 4.15.0-32.35, 4.13.0-32.35, 4.15.0-10.11 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1004.4, 4.15.0-1006.6, 4.15.0-1008.8 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jun 27, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12904 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-3 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12904 third-party-advisory