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CVE-2023-5090

Kernel: kvm: svm: improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception allows direct access to host x2apic msrs

Published: 11/6/2023 Last updated: 11/8/2025 Reserved: 9/20/2023

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.

CNA assigner: redhat (53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
3.1 6 Medium CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Opam packages affected (27)

albatross cdrom conf-bpftool conf-libbpf conf-linux-libc-dev core core_unix hvsock mirage-block-unix mm ocaml-probes orun rawlink rawlink-eio rawlink-lwt shell solo5 solo5-bindings-hvt solo5-bindings-spt solo5-cross-aarch64 solo5-kernel-ukvm tracy-client tuntap uring vhd-format vhd-format-lwt xapi-stdext-unix

Products affected (20)

Product Vendor Version
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat < 17.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Red Hat Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat 2012 R2 (Core installation)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat unspecified
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat unspecified
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat >= 9.1.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Red Hat n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat <= 2.3.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Red Hat >= 9.1.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat >= 9.1.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat >= 9.2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat < 1.21.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Red Hat <= 1.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat >= 9.1.0

References (26)

Credits (2)