Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.11.0-20-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-49-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.8.0-39-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-49-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-49-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-241-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.5.0-49-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-49-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic-lpae | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 11, 2014 |
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