An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel, all versions through 5.3, in the way Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor implements the Coalesced MMIO write operation. It operates on an MMIO ring buffer 'struct kvm_coalesced_mmio' object, wherein write indices 'ring->first' and 'ring->last' value could be supplied by a host user-space process. An unprivileged host user or process with access to '/dev/kvm' device could use this flaw to crash the host kernel, resulting in a denial of service or potentially escalating privileges on the system.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfo | Apr 27, 2020 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Sep 27, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_2Upgrade kernelUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_3Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2Upgrade kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 6, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 25, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Dec 4, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Nov 19, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel | Nov 19, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Sep 21, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 6, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azure-base | Oct 11, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1052-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1061-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1046-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1128-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1021-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1049-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1066-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1056-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1020-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1124-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1048-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1060-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1024-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1019-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1023-azureUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1096-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1027-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1023-gke | Oct 18, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 19, 2019 |
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