The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by triggering use of a 16-bit code segment for emulation of a SYSENTER instruction.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1460-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-77-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-emb | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 2, 2015 |
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