CVE-2018-10853
unknown
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
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Description
A flaw was found in the way Linux kernel KVM hypervisor before 4.18 emulated instructions such as sgdt/sidt/fxsave/fxrstor. It did not check current privilege(CPL) level while emulating unprivileged instructions. An unprivileged guest user/process could use this flaw to potentially escalate privileges inside guest.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.16.16-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.16.16-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.16.16-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.16.16-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.16.16-1 |
References
💬 Discuss CVE-2018-10853 on VIR Community →
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.