medium
4.3
CWE
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CVE-2014-3601

First published: Tue Aug 19 2014(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the way iommu mapping failures were handled in kvm_iommu_map_pages() function in the Linux kernel. A privileged user in the guest could use this flaw to crash the host in case the guest has access to passed in device. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Jack Morgenstein of Mellanox for reporting this issue; the security impact of this issue was discovered by Michael Tsirkin of Red Hat.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.32-504.el6
0:2.6.32-504.el6
debian/linux
5.10.223-1
5.10.226-1
6.1.123-1
6.1.119-1
6.12.11-1
6.12.12-1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension=11.0-sp3
openSUSE Evergreen=11.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Linux Kernel<=3.16.1
Linux Kernel=3.16.0

Remedy

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/350b8bdd689cd2ab2c67c8a86a0be86cfa0751a7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-3601?

    CVE-2014-3601 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash the host system.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-3601?

    To fix CVE-2014-3601, update the kernel to the recommended versions provided by your distribution.

  • What versions of Linux are affected by CVE-2014-3601?

    CVE-2014-3601 affects multiple Linux distributions including Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu versions as outlined in the vulnerability description.

  • Can a guest user exploit CVE-2014-3601?

    Yes, a privileged user in a guest environment can exploit CVE-2014-3601 to potentially crash the host system.

  • What impact does CVE-2014-3601 have on system stability?

    CVE-2014-3601 can significantly impact system stability by allowing a guest to cause the host to crash.

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