CVE-2016-3713

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-27

Description

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

See more information about CVE-2016-3713 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4301	2018-12-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.28.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2018-4300	2018-12-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2019-4316	2019-01-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4300	2018-12-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4301	2018-12-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4316	2019-01-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.28.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2018-4300	2018-12-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2019-4316	2019-01-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4300	2018-12-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4316	2019-01-04

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