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K17120 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2014-8134

2015-08-1300:00:00
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30

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.2%

Security Advisory Description

The paravirt_ops_setup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value (CVE-2014-8134)

Impact

There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.