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HistoryFeb 28, 2024 - 9:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-46977

2024-02-2809:15:37
Debian Security Bug Tracker
security-tracker.debian.org
2
linux kernel vulnerability
kvm
preemption
user msr probing
wrmsr
rdsmr
svm
x86

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Disable preemption when probing user return MSRs Disable preemption when probing a user return MSR via RDSMR/WRMSR. If the MSR holds a different value per logical CPU, the WRMSR could corrupt the host’s value if KVM is preempted between the RDMSR and WRMSR, and then rescheduled on a different CPU. Opportunistically land the helper in common x86, SVM will use the helper in a future commit.

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%