CVE-2017-7518 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-7518 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 30/07/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: redhat | Vendor: [UNKNOWN] | Product: Kernel:
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-7518 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-250
CWE Name: CWE-250
Source: [UNKNOWN]

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).