CVE-2014-8480

Bug #1386398 reported by John Johansen
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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Precise
Invalid
Medium
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Trusty
Invalid
Medium
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Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-flo (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-goldfish (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Utopic
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Utopic
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Committed
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-mako (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-manta (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

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.

Break-Fix: 41061cdb98a0bec464278b4db8e894a3121671f5 3f6f1480d86bf9fc16c160d803ab1d006e3058d5
Break-Fix: 41061cdb98a0bec464278b4db8e894a3121671f5 63ea0a49ae0b145b91ff2b070c01b66fc75854b9

CVE References

Revision history for this message
John Johansen (jjohansen) wrote :

CVE-2014-8480

tags: added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug
information type: Public → Public Security
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
description: updated
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Lucid)
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Utopic)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Won't Fix
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release

Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
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