Resource Exhaustion Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2042010
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Oct 2014

Introduced: 21 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-3690  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-229.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allows host OS users to kill arbitrary processes or cause a denial of service (system disruption) by leveraging /dev/kvm access, as demonstrated by PR_SET_TSC prctl calls within a modified copy of QEMU.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1