CVE-2014-3646 — Uncaught Exception in Kernel

CWE-248 — Uncaught ExceptionCWE-732 — Incorrect Permission AssignmentCWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected CredentialsCWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure18 documents10 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 72.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 13

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 3.16.7-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 3.13.0-39.66
▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.17.2

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, Enterprise Linux 5.0

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

7
GHSA
GHSA-xq4c-q7v4-538j: arch/x86/kvm/vmx↗2022-05-13
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GHSA
OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2014-3646: arch/x86/kvm/vmx↗2014-11-10
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OSV
CVE-2014-3646: arch/x86/kvm/vmx↗2014-11-10
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2014-10-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

8
Red Hat
openstack-keystone: cache backend password leak in log (OSSA 2015-008)↗2015-05-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2014-11-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities↗2014-11-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2014-10-31
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2014-10-30
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3646 kernel: kvm: vmx: invvpid vm exit not handled [fedora-all]↗2014-10-24
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3646 kernel: kvm: vmx: invvpid vm exit not handled↗2014-09-21
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