ghsa-8j5h-gvcc-pfhw
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Published
2022-05-13 01:25
Modified
2022-05-13 01:25
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

A flaw was found in Linux kernel's KVM virtualization subsystem. The VMX code does not restore the GDT.LIMIT to the previous host value, but instead sets it to 64KB. With a corrupted GDT limit a host's userspace code has an ability to place malicious entries in the GDT, particularly to the per-cpu variables. An attacker can use this to escalate their privileges.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-10901"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-07-26T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in Linux kernel\u0027s KVM virtualization subsystem. The VMX code does not restore the GDT.LIMIT to the previous host value, but instead sets it to 64KB. With a corrupted GDT limit a host\u0027s userspace code has an ability to place malicious entries in the GDT, particularly to the per-cpu variables. An attacker can use this to escalate their privileges.",
  "id": "GHSA-8j5h-gvcc-pfhw",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:18Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:25:18Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2391"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2392"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2393"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2394"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10901"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3444d7da1839b851eefedd372978d8a982316c36"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html"
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}


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