Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2014-3610

The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of servi…

EPSS: 0.001 (16.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

References

  • secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • USN-2491-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • USN-2418-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • 70742 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • USN-2417-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • DSA-3060 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • RHSA-2015:0869 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0481 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3610?
CVE-2014-3610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2014-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2014-3610?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.