In a Linux KVM guest that has PV TLB enabled, a process in the guest kernel may be able to read memory locations from another process in the same guest. This problem is limit to the host running linux kernel 4.10 with a guest running linux kernel 4.16 or later. The problem mainly affects AMD processors but Intel CPUs cannot be ruled out.
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CVE-2019-3016 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1
Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zanussi/linux-stable-rt.git
Found in HEAD commit: 9cafd1b39d091c76656512d15c90a6952f088074
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerable Source Files (2)
/include/linux/kvm_types.h /include/linux/kvm_types.h
Vulnerability Details
In a Linux KVM guest that has PV TLB enabled, a process in the guest kernel may be able to read memory locations from another process in the same guest. This problem is limit to the host running linux kernel 4.10 with a guest running linux kernel 4.16 or later. The problem mainly affects AMD processors but Intel CPUs cannot be ruled out.
Publish Date: 2020-01-31
URL: CVE-2019-3016
CVSS 3 Score Details (4.7)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-3016
Release Date: 2020-06-10
Fix Resolution: v5.6-rc1
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