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CVE-2021-47112

x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well

Severity Score

3.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well Various PV features (Async PF, PV EOI, steal time) work through memory
shared with hypervisor and when we restore from hibernation we must
properly teardown all these features to make sure hypervisor doesn't
write to stale locations after we jump to the previously hibernated kernel
(which can try to place anything there). For secondary CPUs the job is
already done by kvm_cpu_down_prepare(), register syscore ops to do
the same for boot CPU.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: x86/kvm: Desmontaje de funciones PV también en la CPU de arranque Varias funciones PV (Async PF, PV EOI, tiempo de robo) funcionan a través de la memoria compartida con el hipervisor y cuando restauramos desde la hibernación Debemos eliminar adecuadamente todas estas características para asegurarnos de que el hipervisor no escriba en ubicaciones obsoletas después de saltar al kernel previamente hibernado (que puede intentar colocar cualquier cosa allí). Para las CPU secundarias, el trabajo ya lo realiza kvm_cpu_down_prepare(), registre syscore ops para hacer lo mismo para la CPU de arranque.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well Various PV features (Async PF, PV EOI, steal time) work through memory shared with hypervisor and when we restore from hibernation we must properly teardown all these features to make sure hypervisor doesn't write to stale locations after we jump to the previously hibernated kernel (which can try to place anything there). For secondary CPUs the job is already done by kvm_cpu_down_prepare(), register syscore ops to do the same for boot CPU.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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< 5.4.125
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 5.10.43
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 5.12.10
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Linux
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< 5.13
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