| Release Date: | 2021-08-08 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
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.
See more information about CVE-2021-38198 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 5.5 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | Low |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2021-9474 | 2021-10-11 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container) | ELSA-2021-9475 | 2021-10-11 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2021-9474 | 2021-10-11 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container) | ELSA-2021-9475 | 2021-10-11 |
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