CVE-2014-3646

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    CVE-2014-3646

    Published: 10 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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