PT-2014-8494
CVE-2014-8369
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Published
2014-11-10
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Updated
2020-08-13
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions through 3.17.2
Description
The issue arises from a miscalculation in the number of pages by the
kvm iommu map pages function during the handling of a mapping failure, allowing guest OS users with privileges to cause a denial of service, specifically host OS page unpinning, or potentially have other unspecified impacts.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions through 3.17.2, update to a version that includes the correct fix for this issue to prevent potential denial of service or other impacts.
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