medium4.0
CVE-2011-4347
The kvm_vm_ioctl_assign_device function in virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.10 does not verify permission to access …
Impact
The kvm_vm_ioctl_assign_device function in virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.10 does not verify permission to access PCI configuration space and BAR resources, which allows host OS users to assign PCI devices and cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a KVM_ASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE operation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.1.9 Versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/24/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756084
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4e7f9022e506c6635a5037713c37118e23193e4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/24/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756084
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4e7f9022e506c6635a5037713c37118e23193e4