CVE-2017-7518
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux server aus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (37)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/23/5cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038782cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/3290921cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0395cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0412cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7518cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/cnnvd
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