The kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to (1) cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large gfn value or (2) cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by triggering a small gfn value that leads to permanently pinned pages.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1453-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-36-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-69-generic-pae | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 1, 2014 |
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