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.
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Configurations
History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () 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 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/2 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332139 - | |
References | () 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