The Linux kernel built with the KVM visualization support (CONFIG_KVM), with nested visualization(nVMX) feature enabled (nested=1), was vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow issue. The vulnerability could occur while traversing guest page table entries to resolve guest virtual address(gva). An L1 guest could use this flaw to crash the host kernel resulting in denial of service (DoS) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host to gain privileges on the system.
Find out more about CVE-2017-12188 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
| Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2018:0412 | 2018-03-06 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:0395 | 2018-03-06 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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