CVE-2019-3016
6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
In a Linux KVM guest that has PV TLB enabled, a process in the guest kernel may be able to read memory locations from another process in the same guest. This problem is limit to the host running linux kernel 4.10 with a guest running linux kernel 4.16 or later. The problem mainly affects AMD processors but Intel CPUs cannot be ruled out.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.10 to 5.6 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-362: CWE-362
- CWE-200: CWE-200
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/30/4
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1580407316-11391-1-git-send-email-pbonzini%40redhat.com/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1792167
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/8c6de56a42e0c657955e12b882a81ef07d1d073e
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/1eff70a9abd46f175defafd29bc17ad456f398a7
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/917248144db5d7320655dbb41d3af0b8a0f3d589
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/b043138246a41064527cf019a3d51d9f015e9796
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/a6bd811f1209fe1c64c9f6fd578101d6436c6b6e
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4300-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4301-1/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157233/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0065-1.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/30/4
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1580407316-11391-1-git-send-email-pbonzini%40redhat.com/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1792167
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/8c6de56a42e0c657955e12b882a81ef07d1d073e
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/1eff70a9abd46f175defafd29bc17ad456f398a7
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/917248144db5d7320655dbb41d3af0b8a0f3d589
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/b043138246a41064527cf019a3d51d9f015e9796
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/a6bd811f1209fe1c64c9f6fd578101d6436c6b6e
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4300-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4301-1/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157233/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0065-1.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
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