UVI-2021-1000395 KVM: Destroy I/O bus devices on unregister failure _after_ sync'ing SRCU

KVM: Destroy I/O bus devices on unregister failure after sync'ing SRCU This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.37 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000296 KVM: Stop looking for coalesced MMIO zones if the bus is destroyed

KVM: Stop looking for coalesced MMIO zones if the bus is destroyed This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.4 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000193 KVM: nVMX: Always make an attempt to map eVMCS after migration

KVM: nVMX: Always make an attempt to map eVMCS after migration This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.5 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000298 KVM: SVM: Use online_vcpus, not created_vcpus, to iterate over vCPUs

KVM: SVM: Use onlinevcpus, not createdvcpus, to iterate over vCPUs This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.4 by commit...

GSD-2021-1000300 KVM: x86/mmu: Alloc page for PDPTEs when shadowing 32-bit NPT with 64-bit

KVM: x86/mmu: Alloc page for PDPTEs when shadowing 32-bit NPT with 64-bit This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.4 by commit...

GSD-2021-1000310 KVM: VMX: Disable preemption when probing user return MSRs

KVM: VMX: Disable preemption when probing user return MSRs This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.38 by commit...

GSD-2021-1000396 KVM: x86/mmu: Alloc page for PDPTEs when shadowing 32-bit NPT with 64-bit

KVM: x86/mmu: Alloc page for PDPTEs when shadowing 32-bit NPT with 64-bit This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.37 by commit...

GSD-2021-1000012 KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu->run->internal.ndata as an array index

KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu-run-internal.ndata as an array index This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.11.16 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000012 KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu->run->internal.ndata as an array index

KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu-run-internal.ndata as an array index This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.11.16 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000299 KVM: Destroy I/O bus devices on unregister failure _after_ sync'ing SRCU

KVM: Destroy I/O bus devices on unregister failure after sync'ing SRCU This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.4 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000394 KVM: Stop looking for coalesced MMIO zones if the bus is destroyed

KVM: Stop looking for coalesced MMIO zones if the bus is destroyed This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.37 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000190 KVM: VMX: Disable preemption when probing user return MSRs

KVM: VMX: Disable preemption when probing user return MSRs This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.5 by commit...

UVI-2021-1000022 KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu->run->internal.ndata as an array index

KVM: VMX: Don't use vcpu-run-internal.ndata as an array index This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.32 by commit...

CVE-2021-22543

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM implementation, where improper handing of the VMIO|VMPFNMAP VMAs in KVM bypasses RO checks and leads to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This flaw allows users who can start and control a VM to read/write random pages of...

CVE-2021-22543

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VMIO|VMPFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and ca...

CVE-2021-22543

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VMIO|VMPFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and ca...

Privilege escalation

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VMIO|VMPFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and ca...

CVE-2021-22543 Improper memory handling in Linux KVM

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VMIO|VMPFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and ca...

CVE-2021-22543

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VMIO|VMPFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and ca...

CVE-2021-22543

CVE-2021-22543 is described in connected advisories as a local privilege-escalation through KVM and improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP VMAs, which can bypass RO checks and allow reading/writing guest memory by a privileged VM operator. Technical details across sources indicate the vulnerability...