arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allows host OS users to kill arbitrary processes or cause a denial of service (system disruption) by leveraging /dev/kvm access, as demonstrated by PR_SET_TSC prctl calls within a modified copy of QEMU.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-11-10T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:18.307Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3690

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-10T11:55:07.783

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:42:00.800

Link: CVE-2014-3690

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3690 - Bugzilla