Improper Input Validation Affecting linux-4.9 package, versions <4.9.144-3.1~deb8u1
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- published7 Oct 2018
- disclosed7 Oct 2018
Introduced: 7 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-18021 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 linux-4.9 to version 4.9.144-3.1~deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.9 package and not the linux-4.9 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18021
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4313
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a3f93459d689d990b3ecfbe782fec89b97d3279
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d26c25a9d19b5976b319af528886f89cf455692d
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a3f93459d689d990b3ecfbe782fec89b97d3279
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d26c25a9d19b5976b319af528886f89cf455692d
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.12
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/02/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105550
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/