CVE-2023-5090

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5090	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248122	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc6::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2023-11-06 11:15

Updated : 2023-12-13 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-5090

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5090

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-755

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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