Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-0049
Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.6 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/03/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)