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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

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.13.0-1006.9, *, 4.13.0-1011.15
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0, 4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1, 4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-aws4.15.0-1019.19, 4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1010.10
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-oem4.15.0-1012.15, 0, 4.15.0-1002.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1002.2, 4.15.0-1021.21
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-raspi24.13.0-1008.8, 4.13.0-1005.5, 4.13.0-1006.6
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.15.0-1015.15, 4.15.0-1014.14, 4.15.0-1010.10
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure4.13.0-1006.8, 0, 4.11.0-1009.9
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux4.15.0-32.35, 4.13.0-32.35, 4.15.0-10.11
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-kvm4.15.0-1004.4, 4.15.0-1006.6, 4.15.0-1008.8

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
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