CVE-2014-0049
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Publication date:
11/03/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.40
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13.6 (excluding) |
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%3Da08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- 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
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Da08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- 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