In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter
On VMX, there are some balanced returns between the time the guest's
SPEC_CTRL value is written, and the vmenter.
Balanced returns (matched by a preceding call) are usually ok, but it's
at least theoretically possible an NMI with a deep call stack could
empty the RSB before one of the returns.
For maximum paranoia, don't allow *any* returns (balanced or otherwise)
between the SPEC_CTRL write and the vmenter.
[ bp: Fix 32-bit build. ]
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter On VMX, there are some balanced returns between the time the guest's SPEC_CTRL value is written, and the vmenter. Balanced returns (matched by a preceding call) are usually ok, but it's at least theoretically possible an NMI with a deep call stack could empty the RSB before one of the returns. For maximum paranoia, don't allow *any* returns (balanced or otherwise) between the SPEC_CTRL write and the vmenter. [ bp: Fix 32-bit build. ] | |
Title | KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-02-26T02:23:33.299Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:41:44.644Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:21:30.417Z
Link: CVE-2022-49610

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Status : Received
Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:36.463
Modified: 2025-02-26T07:01:36.463
Link: CVE-2022-49610
