CVE-2021-38198

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 8, 2021
First seenAug 8, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.12.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.12.115.12.11
debian debian_linux9.0—

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