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Unscored CVE-2014-0155 EUVD-2014-0214GHSA-qr89-7v4c-gj8q

The ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not properly validate the kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic…

Published Apr 14, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

The ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not properly validate the kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted entry in the redirection table of an I/O APIC. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the ioapic_service function before the vulnerability was announced.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 3.14.4-1 —
Debian 13 linux 3.14.4-1 —
Debian 12 linux 3.14.4-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux 3.13.0-35.62 USN-2337-1

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