CVE-2021-43056
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CVE-2021-43056 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel for powerpc before 5.14.15. It allows a malicious KVM guest to crash the host, when the host is running on Power8, due to an arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S implementation bug in the handling of the SRR1 register values.. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel for powerpc before 5.14.15. It allows a malicious KVM guest to crash the host, when the host is running on Power8, due to an arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S implementation bug in the handling of the SRR1 register values.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.2, < 5.4.15 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/cdeb5d7d890e14f3b70e8087e745c4a6a7d9f337Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/cdeb5d7d890e14f3b70e8087e745c4a6a7d9f337Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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