Medium severity · published Nov 10, 2014
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 3.17.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5.0 · source: NVD
EV
Evergreen · Opensuse
11.4 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3646
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3646
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
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