In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Forcibly leave SMM mode on SHUTDOWN interception Previously, commit ed129ec9057f ("KVM: x86: forcibly leave nested mode…
High CVSS 8.8
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Forcibly leave SMM mode on SHUTDOWN interception Previously, commit ed129ec9057f ("KVM: x86: forcibly leave nested mode on vCPU reset") addressed an issue where a triple fault occurring in nested mode could lead to use-after-free scenarios. However, the commit did not handle the analogous situation for System Management Mode (SMM). This omission results in triggering a WARN when KVM forces a vCPU INIT after SHUTDOW…
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No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- :
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2620f8932fa9fdabc3d78ed6efb004ca409019f Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d362b21fefcef7eda8f1cd78a5925735d2b3287c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b28bc65fd3a56755ba503258024608292b4ab1 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec24e62a1dd3540ee696314422040180040c1e4a Patch
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD