CVE-2014-3610

Name: CVE-2014-3610
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2014-11-10T11:55:06.33+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.60%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-3610 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging guest OS privileges, related to the wrmsr_interception function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c and the handle_wrmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c.. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging guest OS privileges, related to the wrmsr_interception function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c and the handle_wrmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.60%

43.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 3.17.2	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	—
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0	—
Opensuse	Evergreen	11.4	—
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp2

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70742Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144883Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70742Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144883Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/854e8bb1aa06c578c2c9145fa6bfe3680ef63b23Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 10, 2014
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3610?

How severe is CVE-2014-3610?

CVE-2014-3610 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3610?

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Source: NVD / NIST