CVE-2014-0049
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.4
Description
Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.13.6 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/03/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062368
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0049
CWEs
CWE-120
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