The prepare_vmcs02 function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3 does not ensure that the "CR8-load exiting" and "CR8-store exiting" L0 vmcs02 controls exist in cases where L1 omits the "use TPR shadow" vmcs12 control, which allows KVM L2 guest OS users to obtain read and write access to the hardware CR8 register.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 27, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-oriUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel | Nov 30, 2017 | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Nov 2, 2017 | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 11, 2018 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-devel-azure | Oct 18, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1009-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1076-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1078-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1006-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1039-awsUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1033-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-smp | Oct 31, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 26, 2017 |
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