CVE-2014-3690

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allows host OS users to kill arbitrary processes or cause a denial of service (system disruption) by leveraging /dev/kvm access, as demonstrated by PR_SET_TSC prctl calls within a modified copy of QEMU.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-3690
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-11-10T11:55:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T00:42:00
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.17.2
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d974baa398f34393db76be45f7d4d04fbdbb4a0a Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d974baa398f34393db76be45f7d4d04fbdbb4a0a Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/21/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153322 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.2 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/29/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2421-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2419-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2420-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70691 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/60174 Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3690
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3690
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:22:05 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 02:15:15 2014-11-10T11:55Z 2014-11-10T11:55:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 02:15:15 2020-08-13T20:34:38 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 02:15:15 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-13 01:05:27 2023-02-13T00:42:00 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 01:05:27 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated