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CVE-2018-16882

CVE-2018-16882

CVSS 6.1 MEDIUMEPSS 0.4%CWE-416
A use-after-free issue was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor processed posted interrupts when nested(=1) virtualization is enabled. In nested_get_vmcs12_pages(), in case of an error while processing posted interrupt address, it unmaps the 'pi_desc_page' without resetting 'pi_desc' descriptor address, which is later used in pi_test_and_clear_on(). A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash the host kernel resulting in DoS or potentially gain privileged access to a system. Kernel versions before 4.14.91 and before 4.19.13 are vulnerable.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

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