CVE-2017-7518

NameCVE-2017-7518
DescriptionA 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.
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ReferencesDSA-3981-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.12.5-1fixed
sid6.12.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(not affected)
linuxsourcejessie3.16.43-2+deb8u5DSA-3981-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.30-2+deb9u5DSA-3981-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.11.11-1

Notes

[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/23/5
https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg151817.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464473
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/c8401dda2f0a00cd25c0af6a95ed50e478d25de4

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