CVE-2016-3713
Published on: 06/27/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:03 PM UTC
Certain versions of Linux Kernel from Linux contain the following vulnerability:
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.
- CVE-2016-3713 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.1 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | HIGH | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 5.6 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | NONE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | Vendor Advisory git.kernel.org text/html |
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www.kernel.org text/plain |
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KVM: MTRR: remove MSR 0x2f8 · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | Vendor Advisory github.com text/html |
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oss-security - CVE-2016-3713 Linux kernel: kvm: OOB r/w access issue with MSR 0x2F8 | www.openwall.com text/html |
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1332139 – (CVE-2016-3713) CVE-2016-3713 kernel: kvm: out-of-bounds access in set_var_mtrr_msr | bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE