Description
Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
Published: 2014-03-11
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0145 Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:37.952Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0049

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-11T13:01:06.060

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-0049

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0049 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-120

    Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')