Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM

Unconditionally get a reference to the /dev/kvm module when creating a VM instead of using try_get_module(), which will fail if the module is in the process of being forcefully unloaded. The error handling when try_get_module() fails doesn't properly unwind all that has been done, e.g. doesn't call kvm_arch_pre_destroy_vm() and doesn't remove the VM from the global list. Not removing VMs from the global list tends to be fatal, e.g. leads to use-after-free explosions.

The obvious alternative would be to add proper unwinding, but the justification for using try_get_module(), "rmmod --wait", is completely bogus as support for "rmmod --wait", i.e. delete_module() without O_NONBLOCK, was removed by commit 3f2b9c9cdf38 ("module: remove rmmod --wait option.") nearly a decade ago.

It's still possible for try_get_module() to fail due to the module dying (more like being killed), as the module will be tagged MODULE_STATE_GOING by "rmmod --force", i.e. delete_module(..., O_TRUNC), but playing nice with forced unloading is an exercise in futility and gives a falsea sense of security. Using try_get_module() only prevents acquiring _new_ references, it doesn't magically put the references held by other VMs, and forced unloading doesn't wait, i.e. "rmmod --force" on KVM is all but guaranteed to cause spectacular fireworks; the window where KVM will…

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Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS: linux-azure, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-aws-hwe, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-azure, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-gcp, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-hwe, Ubuntu:16.04:LTS: linux-hwe-edge, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-oracle, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: linux, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: linux-aws, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: linux-aws-5.0 and 109 more

Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.