vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-47255): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | May 21, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2024
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kvm: LAPIC: Restore guard to prevent illegal APIC register access
Per the SDM, "any access that touches bytes 4 through 15 of an APIC
register may cause undefined behavior and must not be executed."
Worse, such an access in kvm_lapic_reg_read can result in a leak of
kernel stack contents. Prior to commit 01402cf81051 ("kvm: LAPIC:
write down valid APIC registers"), such an access was explicitly
disallowed. Restore the guard that was removed in that commit.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-bluefieldubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gkeopubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi-5-4
References
- CVE-2021-47255
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-47255
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/linus/218bf772bddd221489c38dde6ef8e917131161f6
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/018685461a5b9a9a70e664ac77aef0d7415a3fd5
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/218bf772bddd221489c38dde6ef8e917131161f6
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2aff09807fbe4018c269d3773a629949058b210
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf99ea52970caeb4583bdba1192c1f9b53b12c84
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47255
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