Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12904
CVE-2018-12904
Description
In arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.2, when nested virtualization is used, local attackers could cause L1 KVM guests to VMEXIT, potentially allowing privilege escalations and denial of service attacks due to lack of checking of CPL.
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References
8- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/727ba748e110b4de50d142edca9d6a9b7e6111d8nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44944/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.2nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
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