PT-2021-6074 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10
Maxim Levitsky
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Published
2021-08-16
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2021-3656
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The issue occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the
virt ext field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to disable both VMLOAD/VMSAVE intercepts and VLS (Virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data, or potential guest-to-host escape.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu