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CVE-2021-38198
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-08-08T20:15:07.027 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:01:44.610

Summary

arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h in the Linux kernel before 5.12.11 incorrectly computes the access permissions of a shadow page, leading to a missing guest protection page fault.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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