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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18021

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18021 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH

arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c in KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.18.12 on the arm64 platform mishandles the KVM_SET_ON_REG ioctl. This is exploitable by attackers who can create virtual machines. An attacker can arbitrarily redirect the hypervisor flow of control (with full register control). An attacker can also cause a denial of service (hypervisor panic) via an illegal exception return. This occurs because of insufficient restrictions on userspace access to the core register file, and because PSTATE.M validation does not prevent unintended execution modes.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0
Debian:14linux0
Debian:12linux0

Timeline

  • Oct 7, 2018 CVE Published
  • Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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