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CVE-2014-8134
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Description
The paravirt_ops_setup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value.
References
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71650
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html