CVE-2018-16882

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    CVE-2018-16882

    Published: 3 Jan 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3872-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-1/, https://lwn.net/Articles/775720/, https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K80557033, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-2/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106254, https://lwn.net/Articles/775721/, https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=154514994222809&w=2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16882

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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