CVE-2018-15594

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18.1 mishandles certain indirect calls, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct Spectre-v2 attacks against paravirtual guests.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-15594
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-20T08:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.18.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1029324426142199808 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5800dc5c19f34e6e03b5adab1282535cb102fafd Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5800dc5c19f34e6e03b5adab1282535cb102fafd Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105120 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041601 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15594
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15594
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:33:27 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:17:56 2018-08-20T08:29Z 2018-08-20T08:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:17:56 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:17:56 Modified Vulnerability Status updated