CVE-2021-22543
Improper memory handling in Linux KVM
HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.7%
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.
- Affected
- Linux Kernel
- CVSS v4.0 GOOGLE
- 8.7 HIGH
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 51st percentile
- Published
- 2021-05-26
- Updated
- 2024-09-16
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0002