A certain Red Hat patch to the KVM subsystem in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly implement the PV EOI feature, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging a time window during which interrupts are disabled but copy_to_user function calls are possible.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-firmware | Dec 1, 2016 | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 16, 2013 |
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