Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3646
CVE-2014-3646
Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.
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Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a642fc305053cc1c6e47e4f4df327895747ab485nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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