CVE-2014-3610
The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows
02 Description
The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-10 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-05-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-248Uncaught ExceptionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d73cb66d6ed6a7fa5045b1c11c9c1f631e97240fd6fe81191991d4a18dc0d11c
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144883
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2491-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2418-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- www.securityfocus.com70742http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70742
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2417-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23
- www.debian.orgDSA-3060http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0869http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0481http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0566http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2394-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141024 kvm issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-39.66
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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