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CVE-2014-3646

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9 ↗