Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not have an exit handler for the INVEPT instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfd0a56b90005f8c8a004baf407ad90045c2b11e
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144835Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bfd0a56b90005f8c8a004baf407ad90045c2b11e
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfd0a56b90005f8c8a004baf407ad90045c2b11e
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144835Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bfd0a56b90005f8c8a004baf407ad90045c2b11e
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 10, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified