CVE-2021-38198

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Oct 8, 2026

Description

arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h in the Linux kernel before 5.12.11 incorrectly computes the access permissions of a shadow page, leading to a missing guest protection page fault.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 8, 2021
Last modified
Oct 8, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-38198: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix