http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1013283 Bug ID: 1013283 Summary: VUL-0: kernel-source: kvm: out of bounds memory access via vcpu_id Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.2 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Security Assignee: security-team@suse.de Reporter: mikhail.kasimov@gmail.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Reference:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/562 ============================================================= Hello, Linux kernel built with the Kernel-based Virtual Machine(CONFIG_KVM) support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds memory access issue. It could occur on x86 platform, while servicing I/O APIC requests with larger vcpu_id. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash the host kernel resulting in DoS or it could potentially be used to escalate privileges on a host. Upstream patch: --------------- -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/81cdb259fb6d8c1c4ecfeea389ff5a73c07f5755 Reference: ---------- -> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400804 Thank you. -- Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team 47AF CE69 3A90 54AA 9045 1053 DD13 3D32 FE5B 041F ============================================================= -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.