CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2018-16882
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.36%
Linux
Original NVD Description
A use-after-free issue was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor processed posted interrupts when nested(=1) virtualization is enabled. In nested_get_vmcs12_pages(), in case of an error while processing posted interrupt address, it unmaps the 'pi_desc_page' without resetting 'pi_desc' descriptor address, which is later used in pi_test_and_clear_on(). A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash the host kernel resulting in DoS or potentially gain privileged access to a system. Kernel versions before 4.14.91 and before 4.19.13 are vulnerable.
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