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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2021-47255
HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-47255

2024-05-2115:15:14
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
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linux kernel
vulnerability
kvm
lapic
apic register access
stack contents
commit
cve-2021-47255

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

kvm: LAPIC: Restore guard to prevent illegal APIC register access

Per the SDM, “any access that touches bytes 4 through 15 of an APIC
register may cause undefined behavior and must not be executed.”
Worse, such an access in kvm_lapic_reg_read can result in a leak of
kernel stack contents. Prior to commit 01402cf81051 (“kvm: LAPIC:
write down valid APIC registers”), such an access was explicitly
disallowed. Restore the guard that was removed in that commit.

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%