CVE-2014-3647
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly perform RIP changes, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.16.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.16.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.16.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.16.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.16.7-1 |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| rhel | 5.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3647.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=234f3ce485d54017f15cf5e0699cff4100121601
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d1442d85cc30ea75f7d399474ca738e0bc96f715
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70748
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144897
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/234f3ce485d54017f15cf5e0699cff4100121601
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d1442d85cc30ea75f7d399474ca738e0bc96f715
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3647
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.