PT-2014-8494 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
Petr Matousek
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Published
2014-11-10
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Updated
2020-08-13
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CVE-2014-8369
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions through 3.17.2
Description
The issue arises from a miscalculation in the number of pages by the
kvm iommu map pages function during the handling of a mapping failure, allowing guest OS users with privileges to cause a denial of service, specifically host OS page unpinning, or potentially have other unspecified impacts.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions through 3.17.2, update to a version that includes the correct fix for this issue to prevent potential denial of service or other impacts.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu