CVE-2014-8134
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-12-12 18:00
Modified
2024-08-06 13:10
Severity ?
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/62336Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71650Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg111458.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400314Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909078Permissions Required
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172765Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
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