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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1087

kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to crash the guest or, potentially, escalate their privileges in the guest.

Products: linux
Affected versions: Not specified
Fixed versions: 4.15.17-1
CVEs: CVE-2018-1087
Confirmed fixed CVEs: Not specified
Updated in this feed: 31 Oct 2026, 23:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1087

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 May 2018, 16:29 UTC

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1087

linux

Fixed versions: 4.15.17-1

linux

Fixed versions: 4.15.17-1

linux

Fixed versions: 4.15.17-1

Complete source record

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1087",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:01:43.177631741Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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