CVE-2021-38198
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5116-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h in the Linux kernel before 5.12.11 incorrectly computes the access permissions of a shadow page, leading to a missing guest protection page fault.
El archivo arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.12.11, computa incorrectamente los permisos de acceso de una página sombra, conllevando a un fallo de página de protección de invitados
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly compute the access permissions for shadow pages in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-08-08 CVE Reserved
- 2021-08-08 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html | Mailing List |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b1bd5cba3306691c771d558e94baa73e8b0b96b7 | 2024-08-04 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.11 | 2022-01-04 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 5.12.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.12.11" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
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