Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3601
CVE-2014-3601
Description
The kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to (1) cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large gfn value or (2) cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by triggering a small gfn value that leads to permanently pinned pages.
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Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=3.16.1
Patches
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References
13- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/350b8bdd689cd2ab2c67c8a86a0be86cfa0751a7nvdExploitPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2356-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2357-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2358-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2359-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60830nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69489nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95689nvd
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