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CVE-2014-3690
published 2014-11-10

CVE-2014-3690: arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register…

medium5.5CVSS 3.1
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arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allows host OS users to kill arbitrary processes or cause a denial of service (system disruption) by leveraging /dev/kvm access, as demonstrated by PR_SET_TSC prctl calls within a modified copy of QEMU.

Affected

19 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 3.16.7-1 (bookworm)linux 3.16.7-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel< 3.17.23.17.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.16.7-13.16.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.16.7-13.16.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.16.7-13.16.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.16.7-13.16.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-40.693.13.0-40.69
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktop
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server
opensuseevergreen
redhatenterprise_linux
suselinux_enterprise_real_time_extension
suselinux_enterprise_software_development_kit
suselinux_enterprise_workstation_extension

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM