Описание
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the "int_ctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.14-rc7.
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the "int_ctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape.
Отчет
The nested virtualization feature is not enabled by default up to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. Most importantly, Red Hat currently provides nested virtualization only as a Technology Preview, and is therefore unsupported for production use. For additional details please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/21101 and https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview.
Меры по смягчению последствий
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the nested virtualization feature:
Затронутые пакеты
| Платформа | Пакет | Состояние | Рекомендация | Релиз |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3802 | 12.10.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3801 | 12.10.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update Support | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3767 | 12.10.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4768 | 23.11.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4692 | 16.11.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support(Disable again in 2026 - SPRHEL-7118) | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3812 | 12.10.2021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Telco Extended Update Support | kernel | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3812 | 12.10.2021 |
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CVSS3
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A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the "int_ctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.14-rc7.
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the "int_ctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.14-rc7.
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtu ...
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the "int_ctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.14-rc7.
8.8 High
CVSS3