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Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.2.3.rt56.806.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2103050
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 May 2018
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Introduced: 8 May 2018

CVE-2018-1087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-862.2.3.rt56.806.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-debug-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.