CVE-2014-7842
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
30/11/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
Race condition in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application that performs an MMIO transaction or a PIO transaction to trigger a guest userspace emulation error report, a similar issue to CVE-2010-5313.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Da2b9e6c1a35afcc0973acb72e591c714e78885ff
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62336
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71078
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163762
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2b9e6c1a35afcc0973acb72e591c714e78885ff
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Da2b9e6c1a35afcc0973acb72e591c714e78885ff
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62336
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71078
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163762
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2b9e6c1a35afcc0973acb72e591c714e78885ff
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4