CVE-2014-8134
The paravirt_ops_setup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.3 (v3.1)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- EPSS score
- 0.7% (53th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-7977)
- Published
- December 12, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-7977 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- linux / linux kernel
- opensuse / evergreen
- opensuse / opensuse
- oracle / linux
- suse / suse linux enterprise server
Certified products that may be affected
6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3421 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3170 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3111 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3031 - historical
See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62336(Broken Link)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71650(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg111458.html(Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400314(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909078(Permissions Required)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172765(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120(Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17120?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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