VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3646
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · opensuse/evergreen · suse/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.