CVE-2014-3601

kernel: kvm: invalid parameter passing in kvm_iommu_map_pages()

Published Sep 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to (1) cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large gfn value or (2) cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by triggering a small gfn value that leads to permanently pinned pages.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3570 The kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to (1) cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large gfn value or (2) cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by triggering a small gfn value that leads to permanently pinned pages.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2356-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2357-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2358-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2359-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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