CVE-2014-3690
kernel: kvm: vmx: invalid host cr4 handling across vm entries
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c en el subsistema KVM en el kernel de Linux anterior a 3.17.2 en los procesadores Intel no asegura que el valor en el registro de control CR4 queda igual después de una entrada VM, lo que permite a usuarios del sistema operativo anfitrión cancelar varios procesos o causar una denegación de servicio (interrupción del sistema) mediante el aprovechamiento del acceso a /dev/kvm, tal y como fue demostrado por llamadas a prctl PR_SET_TSC dentro de una copia modificada de QEMU.
It was found that the Linux kernel's KVM implementation did not ensure that the host CR4 control register value remained unchanged across VM entries on the same virtual CPU. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service on the system.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
- 2014-10-31 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (23)
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| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d974baa398f34393db76be45f7d4d04fbdbb4a0a | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60174 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70691 | Third Party Advisory |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 3.17.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 3.17.2" | - |
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| Novell Search vendor "Novell" | Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 12.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "12.0" | - |
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| Novell Search vendor "Novell" | Suse Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" | 11 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11" | sp2, ltss |
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| Novell Search vendor "Novell" | Suse Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" | 12.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Evergreen Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Evergreen" | 11.4 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Evergreen" and version "11.4" | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension" and version "11" | sp3 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" | 12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "12" | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension" | 12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension" and version "12" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.10" | - |
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