Vulnerability in 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 service (host OS crash) by leveraging guest OS privileges, related to the wrmsr_interception function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c and the handle_wrmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- openSUSE Evergreen — versions 11.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70742 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3610?
- CVE-2014-3610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 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.