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KVM in the Linux kernel on Power8 processors has a conflicting use of HSTATE_HOST_R1 to store r1 state in kvmppc_hv_entry plus in kvmppc_{save,restore}_tm, leading to a stack corruption. Because of this, an attacker with the ability run code in kernel space of a guest VM can cause the host kernel to panic. There were two commits that, according to the reporter, introduced the vulnerability: f024ee098476 ("KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Pull out TM state save/restore into separate procedures") 87a11bb6a7f7 ("KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Work around XER[SO] bug in fake suspend mode") The former landed in 4.8, the latter in 4.17. This was fixed without realizing the impact in 4.18 with the following three commits, though it's believed the first is the only strictly necessary commit: 6f597c6b63b6 ("KVM: PPC: Book3S PR: Add guest MSR parameter for kvmppc_save_tm()/kvmppc_restore_tm()") 7b0e827c6970 ("KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Factor fake-suspend handling out of kvmppc_save/restore_tm") 009c872a8bc4 ("KVM: PPC: Book3S PR: Move kvmppc_save_tm/kvmppc_restore_tm to separate file")

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux kernel Linux kernel 4.8 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.18 unspecified

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 4.18.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 4.18.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 4.18.6-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-96.97 USN-4318-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-96.97~16.04.1 USN-4318-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2018.18 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2006.7 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1029.34 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 7 perf +13 4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a RHSA-2020:2854
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP1 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-8.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1087-1
SLES 15 SP1 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-197.40.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1146-1
SLES 15 kernel-docs +6 4.12.14-150.52.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.13.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1118-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.20.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1142-1
SLES 12 SP4 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-6.40.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1119-1
SLES 12 SP4 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-95.51.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1141-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150.52.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.13.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1118-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.20.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1142-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-6.40.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1119-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.51.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1141-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.8.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1084-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP4 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-8.18.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1085-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-default 4.12.14-197.40.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1146-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_11 1-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1146-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-default 4.12.14-150.52.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_18 1-1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.20.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1142-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_4 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1142-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kernel-default 4.12.14-95.51.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1141-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_13 1-6.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1141-1
SLE HPC 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150.52.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP1 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-14.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:1123-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.1 kernel-docs +8 4.12.14-lp151.28.48.1 openSUSE-SU-2020:0543-1

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