CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-5090

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Published: Nov 06, 2023 | Modified: Dec 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception() may allow direct access to host x2apic msrs when the guest resets its apic, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.

Weakness

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux * 6.5 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc1 (including) 6.6-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc2 (including) 6.6-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc3 (including) 6.6-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc4 (including) 6.6-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc5 (including) 6.6-rc5 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.6-rc6 (including) 6.6-rc6 (including)

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