KVM: arm64: vgic: Fix exit condition in scan_its_table()
Affecting Kernel package on Linux
Context / Overview
KVM: arm64: vgic: Fix exit condition in scan_its_table()
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.152 by commit 6d725672ce853f0d137231698ddddcdef607dff3, it was introduced in version v4.12 by commit 920a7a8fa92ae0ec73c4f6d6f15c01f86017f20d. For more details please see the references link.
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