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CVE-2021-46977

2024-02-2800:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
4
linux kernel
vulnerability
kvm
vmx
msr
preemption
rdsmr
wrmsr
x86
svm

6.6 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.

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%