CVE-2014-8134

LOW
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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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/62336

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71650

http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg111458.html

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400314

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909078

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172765

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2014-12-12

Updated: 2020-08-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.4

Severity: LOW

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 1.4

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: LOW

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.18 (inclusive)

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*

Configuration 4

OR

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (25 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
124980EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1527)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
critical
99163OracleVM 3.3 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0057) (Dirty COW)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
critical
91643Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160510)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
91210Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2016-0855)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
91170CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2016:0855)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
91077RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2016:0855)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
83696SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
82756openSUSE Security Update : Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2015-302)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
82755openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2015-301)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
82691OracleVM 3.3 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2015-0040)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
high
82138Debian DLA-155-1 : linux-2.6 security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
82020SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux Kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 10412 / 10415 / 10416)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
81966Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2015-3012)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
80376Fedora 19 : kernel-3.14.27-100.fc19 (2014-17244)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
80168Ubuntu 14.10 : linux regression (USN-2448-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80167Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux-lts-utopic regression (USN-2447-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80146Fedora 21 : kernel-3.17.7-300.fc21 (2014-17293)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
80145Fedora 20 : kernel-3.17.7-200.fc20 (2014-17283)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
80034Ubuntu 14.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2448-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80033Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities (USN-2447-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80032Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2446-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80031Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-2445-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80030Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2443-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80029Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-2442-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80028Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2441-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high