Linux Kernel KVM DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2014-3611)
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Affected Systems:
Linux kernel 3.16.0
Linux kernel
Description:
Bugtraq id: 70743
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-3611
Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.
In Linux Kernel 3.16.0, a competition condition vulnerability exists in the implementation of the PIT timer. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to damage the OS Memory and cause DOS.
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Vendor patch:
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:
Https://git.kernel.org/cgit/virt/kvm/kvm.git/commit? Id = 2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2
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