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CVE-2016-3713

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Overview

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

Related Files

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2979-1
Posted May 16, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2979-1 - David Matlack discovered that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict variable Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) in KVM guests. A privileged user in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the host, expose sensitive information from the host, or possibly gain administrative privileges in the host. Philip Pettersson discovered that the Linux kernel's ASN.1 DER decoder did not properly process certificate files with tags of indefinite length. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, kernel, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2016-0758, CVE-2016-3713
SHA-256 | f54efabc7a7953e27810fe6ce72422448a5483cf73e0c1c26490ee17ddb6515d
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2979-2
Posted May 16, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2979-2 - USN-2979-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. David Matlack discovered that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict variable Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) in KVM guests. A privileged user in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the host, expose sensitive information from the host, or possibly gain administrative privileges in the host. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, kernel, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2016-0758, CVE-2016-3713
SHA-256 | cdb2c86cd663d5c26cde9b3c2a5708b24e10070bf88b9fc77d97870354cfaeb1
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2978-2
Posted May 16, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2978-2 - USN-2978-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 15.10 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. David Matlack discovered that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict variable Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) in KVM guests. A privileged user in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the host, expose sensitive information from the host, or possibly gain administrative privileges in the host. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, kernel, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2016-0758, CVE-2016-3713
SHA-256 | 64141def5026b2fd37a8d73d52076845eb142cd7b02d5e2f75a7ec27d647aa30
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2978-1
Posted May 16, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2978-1 - David Matlack discovered that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict variable Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) in KVM guests. A privileged user in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the host, expose sensitive information from the host, or possibly gain administrative privileges in the host. Philip Pettersson discovered that the Linux kernel's ASN.1 DER decoder did not properly process certificate files with tags of indefinite length. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, kernel, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2016-0758, CVE-2016-3713
SHA-256 | c7ba527bc03f4e3f11f857d8f2bda733be9c17654f1a0e13e3c436345ac34da5
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