Linux Kernel Noncanonical Address access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Noncanonical Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly perform RIP changes, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.

The weakness was published 10/24/2014 by Nadav Amit as Bug 1144897 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3647 since 05/14/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84227 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:1071-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167699 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Linux kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1) - (Deprecated)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (97776) and Tenable (84227). Similar entries are available at 10108, 10110, 10114 and 11366.

Affected

  • Red Hat Linux 5/6/7

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 84227
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:1071-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703060
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3060-1 (linux - security update)
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Patch: 234f3ce485d54017f15cf5e0699cff4100121601

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02/23/2022 +2443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 1144897
Researcher: Nadav Amit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3647 (🔍)
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X-Force: 97776 - Linux Kernel noncanonical addresses denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47908 - Linux kernel <=3.17.2 'arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c\x27 Local DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Application, Low
SecurityFocus: 70748 - Linux Kernel KVM CVE-2014-3647 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2014 15:02
Updated: 02/23/2022 19:53
Changes: 10/28/2014 15:02 (81), 06/17/2017 07:30 (1), 02/23/2022 19:38 (3), 02/23/2022 19:46 (10), 02/23/2022 19:53 (1)
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