UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3690

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3690

    Published: 10 Nov 2014Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3690
    Aliases:
    USN-2417-1
    USN-2418-1
    USN-2419-1

    Summary:

    Details: arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allows host OS users to kill arbitrary processes or cause a denial of service (system disruption) by leveraging /dev/kvm access, as demonstrated by PR_SET_TSC prctl calls within a modified copy of QEMU.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3690, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2417-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2418-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2419-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2420-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2421-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3690

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-40.69

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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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