A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in... · CVE-2023-5090 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Nov 6, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 23, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Nov 6, 2023

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 6, 2023

Last updated Nov 23, 2023

Severity

Moderate

6.0

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H