CVE-2016-3713

Published on: 06/27/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:03 PM UTC

CVE-2016-3713

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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 URL Logo [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
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
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree Vendor Advisory
git.kernel.org
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 URL Logo CONFIRM git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5
www.kernel.org
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 URL Logo CONFIRM www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
KVM: MTRR: remove MSR 0x2f8 · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub Vendor Advisory
github.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5
oss-security - CVE-2016-3713 Linux kernel: kvm: OOB r/w access issue with MSR 0x2F8 www.openwall.com
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 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20160516 CVE-2016-3713 Linux kernel: kvm: OOB r/w access issue with MSR 0x2F8
1332139 – (CVE-2016-3713) CVE-2016-3713 kernel: kvm: out-of-bounds access in set_var_mtrr_msr bugzilla.redhat.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332139
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
Operating
System		LinuxLinux KernelAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: