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CVE-2018-12904
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-06-27T11:29:00.237 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:38:33.000

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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