Linux Kernel KVM DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2014-8369)

Linux Kernel KVM DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2014-8369)

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Affected Systems:
Linux kernel 3.16.0
Linux kernel
Description:
Bugtraq id: 70749
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-8369

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

In Linux Kernel 3.16.0, a security vulnerability exists when calling the third parameter of kvm_unpin_pages () on the kvm_iommu_map_pages () page. Local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to damage OS Memory and cause DOS.

<* Source: Quentin Casasnovas
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Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = 350b8bdd689cd2ab2c67c8a86a0be86cfa0751a7

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