CVE-2018-10901 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104905 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2391 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2392 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2393 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2394 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10901 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3444d7da1839b851eefedd372978d8a982316c36 https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8