FlawAtlas
Search the atlas
USN-5073-1 Not scored

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable restrictions on VMLOAD/VMSAVE in a nested guest. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to read or write portions of the host's physical memory. (CVE-2021-3656) Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent a guest VM from enabling AVIC in nested guest VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to write to portions of the host's physical memory. (CVE-2021-3653) Norbert Slusarek discovered that the CAN broadcast manger (bcm) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2021-34693) Murray McAllister discovered that the joystick device interface in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data passed via an ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on systems with a joystick device registered. (CVE-2021-3612) It was discovered that the Virtio console implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate input lengths in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-38160)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published September 9, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change June 29, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

80 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

69 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

25 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

63 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

79 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

95 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

47 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-5073-1

Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable restrictions on VMLOAD/VMSAVE in a nested guest. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to read or write portions of the host's physical memory. (CVE-2021-3656) Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent a guest VM from enabling AVIC in nested guest VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to write to portions of the host's physical memory. (CVE-2021-3653) Norbert Slusarek discovered that the CAN broadcast manger (bcm) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2021-34693) Murray McAllister discovered that the joystick device interface in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data passed via an ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on systems with a joystick device registered. (CVE-2021-3612) It was discovered that the Virtio console implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate input lengths in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-38160)

View original source

05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence