CVSS 3.0
5.5 mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2018-15594
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- debian:debian_linux
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5800dc5c19f34e6e03b5adab1282535cb102fafd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105120
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041601
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029