CVE-2016-3713

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5 - Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/2 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/2 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332139 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332139 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5 - Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-06-27 10:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:50


NVD link : CVE-2016-3713

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3713

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3713


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control