CVE-2014-8134
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 12, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 10, 2014
Description
The paravirt_ops_setup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2016:0855vendor-advisory
- [kvm] 20141205 [PATCH] x86, kvm: Clear paravirt_enabled on KVM guests for espfix32's benefitmailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2015:0736vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400314
- SUSE-SU-2015:0481vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0566vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172765
- 71650vdb-entry
- 62336third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0714vendor-advisory
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909078
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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