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CVE 2014-8480

The instruction decoder in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18-rc2 lacks intended decoder-table flags for certain RIP-relative instructions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via a crafted application.

Related bugs and status

CVE-2014-8480 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:

Bug #1386398: CVE-2014-8480

		In	Importance	Status
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid)	Undecided	Won't Fix
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Wily)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Wily)	Undecided	New
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-goldfish (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-flo (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-flo (Ubuntu Wily)	Medium	Invalid
1386398	CVE-2014-8480	linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)	Medium	Invalid

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CVE 2014-8480

Related bugs and status

Related bugs

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