SUSE CVE-2021-47092

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Always clear vmx-fail on emulationrequired Revert a relatively recent change that set vmx-fail if the vCPU is in L2 and emulationrequired is true, as that behavior is completely bogus. Setting vmx-fail and synthesizing ...

CVE-2021-47092

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Always clear vmx-fail on emulationrequired Revert a relatively recent change that set vmx-fail if the vCPU is in L2 and emulationrequired is true, as that behavior is completely bogus. Setting vmx-fail and synthesizing ...

CVE-2021-47092

Summary: CVE-2021-47092 relates to a Linux kernel KVM VMX issue where setting vmx->fail during emulation_required in L2 nesting was incorrect, potentially causing a VM-Exit/VM-Fail contradiction and a warning during teardown (nested_vmx_vmexit). The fix reverts that change so vmx->fail is n...

PT-2021-8125 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The vulnerability is related to the KVM component of the Linux kernel. It is caused by the incorrect handling of the vmx-fail flag when the vCPU is in L2 and emulation required is true...