CVE-2021-43056

kernel: ppc: kvm: allows a malicious KVM guest to crash the host

Published Oct 28, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel for powerpc before 5.14.15. It allows a malicious KVM guest to crash the host, when the host is running on Power8, due to an arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S implementation bug in the handling of the SRR1 register values.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-30009 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel for powerpc before 5.14.15. It allows a malicious KVM guest to crash the host, when the host is running on Power8, due to an arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S implementation bug in the handling of the SRR1 register values.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:47 AM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2021, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 25, 2021, 12:00 AM