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CVE-2017-7518

Published: 23 June 2017

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before version 4.12 in the way the KVM module processed the trap flag(TF) bit in EFLAGS during emulation of the syscall instruction, which leads to a debug exception(#DB) being raised in the guest stack. A user/process inside a guest could use this flaw to potentially escalate their privileges inside the guest. Linux guests are not affected by this.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Andy Lutomirski discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel was vulnerable to a debug exception error when single-stepping through a syscall. A local attacker in a non-Linux guest vm could possibly use this to gain administrative privileges in the guest vm.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-10.15)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-20.21)
trusty
Released (3.13.0-157.207)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-119.143)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
Introduced by

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2

Fixed by c8401dda2f0a00cd25c0af6a95ed50e478d25de4
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.7)
trusty
Released (4.4.0-1016.16)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1054.63)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty
Released (4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1009.9)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
zesty Does not exist

linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1006.6)
trusty Does not exist

xenial
Released (4.13.0-1002.5)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial
Released (4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial
Released (4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1008.8)
trusty Does not exist

xenial
Released (4.4.0-1020.25)
zesty Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
artful Does not exist

cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1004.5)
trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
zesty Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Does not exist

linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1004.4)
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1010.11)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1086.94)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (4.4.0-1088.93)
bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1088.93)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.12~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H