CVE-2020-27152

Kernel: KVM: host stack overflow due to lazy update IOAPIC

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in ioapic_lazy_update_eoi in arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel before 5.9.2. It has an infinite loop related to improper interaction between a resampler and edge triggering, aka CID-77377064c3a9.

Se detectó un problema en la función ioapic_lazy_update_eoi en el archivo arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.9.2. Presenta un bucle infinito relacionado con la interacción inapropiada entre el remuestreador y la activación de borde, también se conoce como CID-77377064c3a9

A stack overflow flaw via an infinite loop condition issue was found in the KVM hypervisor of the Linux kernel. This flaw occurs while processing interrupts because the IRQ state is erroneously set. This flaw allows a guest user to crash the host kernel, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-10-15 CVE Reserved
2020-11-06 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208767	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/03/1	2020-11-16
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77377064c3a94911339f13ce113b3abf265e06da	2020-11-16

URL	Date	SRC
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.2	2020-11-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27152	2021-04-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888886	2021-04-06

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.9.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.9.2"		-		Affected