Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-0155
Published: April 15, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41817
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0155
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows guest OS users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted entry in the redirection table of an I/O APIC.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0155
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.11.0-23.40, 3.13.0-35.62
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.11.0-23.40~precise1
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-35.62~precise1
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.11.0-23.40~precise1
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-35.62~precise1