CVE-2014-3646

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-10-21

Description

It was found that the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem did not handle the VM exits gracefully for the invvpid (Invalidate Translations Based on VPID) instructions. On hosts with an Intel processor and invppid VM exit support, an unprivileged guest user could use these instructions to crash the guest.

See more information about CVE-2014-3646 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1843	2014-11-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el7uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1724	2014-10-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30

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