UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5090

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5090

    Published: 6 Nov 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-5090
    Aliases:
    USN-6497-1
    USN-6502-1
    USN-6502-2

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception() may allow direct access to host x2apic msrs when the guest resets its apic, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5090, https://git.kernel.org/linus/b65235f6e102354ccafda601eaa1c5bef5284d21, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6497-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6502-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6503-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6502-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6502-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6520-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6502-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6537-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6572-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5090

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe-edge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
    4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
    4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
    4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1

    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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