An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and can result in local privilege escalation.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 9.3 (Critical)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | May 26, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.243-185.433Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel | Aug 25, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 5, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_11_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_36_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_41_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_41_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_15_2Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_15_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_21_1Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_42_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_25_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_31_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_11_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_42_2Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_31_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_25_1-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_24_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_21_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_24_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_36_2 | Aug 12, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Nov 29, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perf | Apr 19, 2022 | May 26, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Aug 12, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Aug 12, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-bpftoolrocky-upgrade-bpftool-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernelrocky-upgrade-kernel-corerocky-upgrade-kernel-cross-headersrocky-upgrade-kernel-debugrocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-corerocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-develrocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-modulesrocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-extrarocky-upgrade-kernel-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64rocky-upgrade-kernel-develrocky-upgrade-kernel-headersrocky-upgrade-kernel-modulesrocky-upgrade-kernel-modules-extrarocky-upgrade-kernel-rtrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-corerocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debugrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-corerocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-develrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modulesrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modules-extrarocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-develrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-modulesrocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-modules-extrarocky-upgrade-kernel-toolsrocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginforocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-libsrocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-develrocky-upgrade-perfrocky-upgrade-perf-debuginforocky-upgrade-python3-perfrocky-upgrade-python3-perf-debuginfo | May 5, 2022 | May 26, 2021 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-preemptsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-preemptsuse-upgrade-dtb-alsuse-upgrade-dtb-allwinnersuse-upgrade-dtb-alterasuse-upgrade-dtb-amdsuse-upgrade-dtb-amlogicsuse-upgrade-dtb-apmsuse-upgrade-dtb-armsuse-upgrade-dtb-broadcomsuse-upgrade-dtb-caviumsuse-upgrade-dtb-exynossuse-upgrade-dtb-freescalesuse-upgrade-dtb-hisiliconsuse-upgrade-dtb-lgsuse-upgrade-dtb-marvellsuse-upgrade-dtb-mediateksuse-upgrade-dtb-nvidiasuse-upgrade-dtb-qcomsuse-upgrade-dtb-renesassuse-upgrade-dtb-rockchipsuse-upgrade-dtb-socionextsuse-upgrade-dtb-sprdsuse-upgrade-dtb-xilinxsuse-upgrade-dtb-ztesuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-preemptsuse-upgrade-kernel-64kbsuse-upgrade-kernel-64kb-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-64kb-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-64kb-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-64kb-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-debugsuse-upgrade-kernel-debug-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-debug-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-debug-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-default-base-rebuildsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-default-kgraftsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-kgraft-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-livepatchsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-mansuse-upgrade-kernel-default-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-devel-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-docssuse-upgrade-kernel-docs-htmlsuse-upgrade-kernel-kvmsmallsuse-upgrade-kernel-kvmsmall-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-kvmsmall-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_63-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_66-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_69-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_72-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_75-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_78-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_102-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_51-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_56-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_61-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_64-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_67-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_72-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_75-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_78-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_83-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_86-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_89-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_92-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_12-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_15-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_24-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_29-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_34-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_37-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_43-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_46-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_49-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-macrossuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-buildsuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-qasuse-upgrade-kernel-preemptsuse-upgrade-kernel-preempt-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-preempt-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-preempt-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-preempt-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-sourcesuse-upgrade-kernel-source-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-source-vanillasuse-upgrade-kernel-symssuse-upgrade-kernel-syms-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-vanillasuse-upgrade-kernel-vanilla-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-vanilla-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-vanilla-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdumpsuse-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-mansuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_32-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_37-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_41-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_46-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_51-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_54-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_57-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_60-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_63-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_66-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_71-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_74-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_83-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_60-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_65-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_68-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_71-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_74-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_77-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_80-defaultsuse-upgrade-kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_83-defaultsuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-preemptsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-preemptsuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-64kbsuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-preempt | Aug 11, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1028-dell300xubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1081-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1096-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1100-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1109-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1112-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1113-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1124-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-159-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-159-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-159-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-10-0-1049-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1015-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1015-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1017-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1017-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1017-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1017-raspi-nolpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-1018-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-34-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-34-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-34-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-11-0-34-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1023-gkeopubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1043-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1046-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1052-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1052-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1054-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1056-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1058-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-84-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-84-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-84-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1043-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-dell300xubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeopubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeop-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04bubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-osp1ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-nolpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-20-04 | Sep 9, 2021 | May 26, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 26, 2021 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub