CVE-2014-8481

The instruction decoder in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18-rc2 does not properly handle invalid instructions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via a crafted application that triggers (1) an improperly fetched instruction or (2) an instruction that occupies too many bytes. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-8480.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2014-11-10 11:55

Updated : 2023-11-07 02:22


NVD link : CVE-2014-8481

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8481

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8481


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors