kernel: TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED leading to guest malfunctioning

A flaw was found in the x86 KVM subsystem in kvmstealtimesetpreempted in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel because TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVMVCPUPREEMPTED situations...

kernel: TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED leading to guest malfunctioning

A flaw was found in the x86 KVM subsystem in kvmstealtimesetpreempted in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel because TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVMVCPUPREEMPTED situations...